骨女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	女
ほね Grade: 6	おんな Grade: 1
kun'yomi

骨女 (hone onna): a bone woman from Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ne̞ õ̞nːa̠]

Noun

骨(ほね)女(おんな) • (hone onna) 

1. a bone woman: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman

See also

• 雪(ゆき)女(おんな) (yuki onna): a woman who perished out in the snow
• 雨(あめ)女(おんな) (ame onna): a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain