節

Meaning

節 centers on a point of connection or division: a physical joint or knot, a segment of time like a season or period, a unit of writing like a verse or stanza, or a musical phrase. The idea of a bounded, articulated unit ties these meanings together.

• 季節きせつ
  N5

  season; time of year

• 節せつ
  N1

  occasion; time

• 節ふし
  N1

  joint; knuckle

• 節約せつやく
  N3

  economising; saving

• 関節かんせつ
  N1

  joint

• 調節ちょうせつ
  N2

  regulation; adjustment; control

• 節目ふしめ

  turning point; critical juncture

• 節分せつぶん

  setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held

• 節電せつでん
  N2

  saving electricity; power saving; reducing electricity usage; reducing power consumption

• 一節いっせつ
  N1

  one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

• 節税せつぜい

  tax reduction; tax avoidance; tax planning

• 股関節こかんせつ

  hip joint; coxa

• 小節こぶし

  undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs

• 小節しょうせつ

  bar; measure

• 節度せつど

  moderation; standard

• 鰹節かつおぶし

  katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

• お節介おせっかい
  N1

  meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness

• 使節しせつ
  N1

  envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

• 節操せっそう

  integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor; honour

• 桃の節句もものせっく

  Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival

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