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一節 (いっせつ, issetsu) Japanese meaning: one passage | Kotomora
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えん
説ぜつ
の
一いっ
節せつ
が
新しん
聞ぶん
に
引いん
用よう
さ
れ
た
。
A passage from his speech was quoted in the newspaper.
The first stanza of this poem is especially beautiful.
I tried playing a section of the score on the piano.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 一いっ 節せつ を 引いん 用よう する to quote a passage/verse from something
He quoted a passage from Shakespeare.
一いっ 節せつ を 口くち ずさむ to hum a verse (of a song)
She hummed a verse of the song.
一いっ 節せつ を 歌うた う to sing a verse/stanza
The choir sang the final verse of the piece.
Related words 段落 refers specifically to a paragraph in prose, while 一節 can be a paragraph, stanza, or musical section depending on context.
節 is the plain word for a section or passage, while 一節 emphasizes 'one' such section, as in 一節を読む (to read one passage).
連 denotes a stanza in poetry such as tanka or haiku, whereas 一節 is broader and can refer to a stanza, passage, or musical section.
一節 also refers to a passage or verse but sounds more formal and is often used for poetry or music, whereas くだり can describe any continuous stretch of prose.
Don't confuse with 一節 (いっせつ) means a passage, stanza, or verse, while 一説 (いっせつ) — despite sharing the same reading — means 'one theory' or 'one opinion'.
Etymology From 一 (one) and 節 (section, node, joint). The combination straightforwardly means 'one section' or 'one passage'.
