noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the division of something into distinct parts or segments, often used in linguistics, biology, or technical contexts.
言語学では、音の分節について学ぶ。
In linguistics, we study the articulation of sounds.
この動物の体は多くの分節から成り立っている。
The body of this animal consists of many segments.
dermatome
Compound of 分 (division) and 節 (segment, node). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of segmentation.