河骨

川骨

Readings

Kana: こうほね、かわほね、コウホネ

Romaji: kouhone, kawahone, kouhone

Definition

noun

1

Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

河

Readings: カ、 かわ

Meaning: river

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)