節ふしの間ま

noun

space between nodes; internode

Archaic term for the physical space between two nodes on bamboo or similar plants. In modern Japanese, 節間 (ふしかん) is more common.

• 竹たけの節ふしの間まが長ながいものは、しなやかで工こう芸げいに適てきしている。

  Bamboo with long internodes is flexible and suitable for crafts.

noun

short time; brief interval

Metaphorical extension from the physical gap between nodes to a short temporal interval. Rare and somewhat literary.

• 節ふしの間まも惜おしんで働はたらく。

  Work without wasting even a moment.