godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb
knotty; gnarled
Describes trees, wood, or branches with many knots and a twisted, gnarled appearance. Often used in the past tense form 節くれだった.
その古い松の木は幹が節くれ立っている。
The trunk of that old pine tree is gnarled.
節くれだった枝が風で揺れていた
The knotty branches were swaying in the wind.
godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb
rough and bony; knobby; gnarled
Used for hands, fingers, or joints that are bony, knobby, or rough, often from age or hard work. Also commonly appears as 節くれだった.
祖父の節くれ立った手は、長年の農作業の証だった。
My grandfather's gnarled hands were proof of years of farm work.
寒さで指が節くれ立って見える。
My fingers look knobby from the cold.