ほねぬき
Honenuki
骨抜き (Honenuki) is a Japanese noun meaning “boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounboning (fish or meat); deboning
- noun, adjectival nounwatering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
- noun, adjectival nountaking the backbone out of; weakening
Examples
彼の提案は骨抜きになった。
His proposal has been watered down.
議会を通過しないうちにその法案は骨抜きにされた。
The bill was eviscerated before being passed by the legislature.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).