無骨

• 読み: ぶこつ
• ローマ字: bukotsu
• 漢字の分解: 無 (bu) — without; 骨 (kotsu) — bone; refinement
• 発音: /bɯkotsɯ/

意味

Crude; rough; rustic; lacking refinement or polish, but not necessarily in a negative way.

A na-adjective describing a rugged, unpolished quality — in appearance, manner, or speech. It often implies honest straightforwardness without social grace. Unlike 粗野 (coarse, boorish), 無骨 can carry a positive nuance: the 無骨な職人 (rough-hewn craftsman) is admired for authenticity. Common in descriptions of craftspeople, warriors, and rural characters.

例文

1. 無骨な外見とは裏腹に、彼は繊細な詩を書くことで知られている。
2. 職人の無骨な手が丁寧に木材を削り出していく様子は美しかった。
3. 無骨な言葉遣いだが、その人柄の良さは誰もが認めるところだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: personality, craftsmanship, literature, rural life

トーン: earthy

起源と歴史

Compound of 無 (without, lacking) and 骨 (bone; here in the extended sense of refinement, elegance). 骨 in this context refers to graceful structure or deportment. 無骨 literally means without that graceful framework — unpolished in bearing.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Working class, craftspeople