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[()·がい()·こつ()]
zugaikotsu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()···こつ()]
zugaikotsu
[()·がい()·こつ()]
zugaikotsu
Irregular Kanji
[とう()·がい()·こつ()]
tougaikotsu
[とう()···こつ()]
tougaikotsu
[とう()·がい()·こつ()]
tougaikotsu
Irregular Kanji

Root Words:

[() + がい()·こつ()]
zu + gaikotsu

English Meaning(s) for 頭蓋骨

noun
  1. skull; cranium

Definition and Synonyms for 頭蓋骨

Skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
Synonyms: どくろ, 野ざらし, , 頭蓋, 頭蓋骨, 頭顱, 頭骨

Meanings for each kanji in 頭蓋骨

» head; counter for large animals
» cover; lid; flap
» skeleton; bone; remains; frame

Categories 頭蓋骨 is a member of

Bone rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 頭蓋骨

Sample Sentences for 頭蓋骨

Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon.
The fat woman, the young couple, the sleeping Indian and the tall man in black, but now skin and flesh and hair had disappeared, and empty eye sockets stared from gleaming white skulls.

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