ほね
 
うず
 
 

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to make (somewhere) one's final home, to make (a place) one's final resting place.
  2. to do (something) for the rest of one's life, to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほね
 
うず
 
 
骨を埋める ほねをうずめる
ほね
 
 
 
 
 
骨をうずめる ほねをうずめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

skeleton, bone, remains
ほね コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
bury, be filled up, embedded
う.める マイ うず.める (8th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)