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柄節 (へいせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

柄へい節せつ

Meanings

1

noun

scape (of an insect)

biology

Technical term in entomology for the basal segment of an insect antenna.

アリの触しょっ角かくの柄へい節せつは、他ほかの節せつより長ながい。
The scape of an ant's antenna is longer than the other segments.

Kanji

柄design, pattern, build
節node, season, period

Etymology

The derivation is uncertain; the kanji 柄 (handle, stalk) and 節 (segment, joint) are conventionally associated with the meaning.