季き節せつ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to a natural or customary season, or to the time of year when something occurs. Often used with の, as in 季節の花 or 季節の変わり目.

日本にほんには四よっつの季き節せつがある。
Japan has four seasons.
桜さくらの季き節せつになると、この公こう園えんはとても混こむ。
When cherry blossom season comes, this park gets very crowded.
季き節せつの変かわり目めは体たい調ちょうを崩くずしやすい。
It is easy to get sick when the seasons change.

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Usage patterns

季き節せつが変かわるthe season changes
そろそろ季き節せつが変かわる頃ころだ。
It's about time for the season to change.
〈物もの〉の季き節せつthe season for something
もうすぐ桜さくらの季き節せつですね。
It'll soon be cherry blossom season.
季き節せつを問とわずregardless of the season
このジャケットは季き節せつを問とわず着きられる。
This jacket can be worn regardless of the season.
季き節せつに合あわせるto match/suit the season
季き節せつに合あわせて服ふくを選えらぶ。
I choose clothes to match the season.
今いまが季き節せつだit's currently in season
みかんは今いまが季き節せつだ。
Mandarin oranges are in season right now.

Expressions

季き節せつの移うつり変かわりchanging seasons; turn of the seasons

Kanji

季seasons
節node, season, period

Related words· 9

時じ期きN3
時期 refers to a general period or point in time, while 季節 specifically means one of the four seasons or a seasonal time of year.
四し季きN3
四季 means 'the four seasons' collectively, while 季節 can refer to any single season or seasonal moment.
シーズンN3
シーズン is a loanword often used for sports, business, or event 'seasons', while 季節 refers to the natural time of year.
節せつN1
季節 is the common, everyday word for a season, while 節 alone is a more formal or literary term that mainly survives in set compounds and classical usage.

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季き
季節 is the everyday word for a season, while 季 is a more literary or compound-forming term (as in 四季, 雨季).
時じ節せつ
季節 is the everyday word for the four seasons or a period of the year, while 時節 carries a more literary or cultural nuance about the time of year.
セゾン
季節 is the everyday Japanese word for a season, while セゾン is a French loanword used mainly in fashion or brand names for stylistic effect.
旬しゅんN1
季節 is the general word for any of the four seasons, while 旬 specifically points to the short peak period when a food is at its best.
春しゅん夏か秋しゅう冬とうN1
季節 refers to a single season at a time, whereas 春夏秋冬 names all four seasons together as a set.

Don't confuse with

節せっ季き
節季 (reversed kanji order) means the end of the year or a settlement period, unlike 季節 which means season or time of year.
季き語ごN1
季節 simply means 'season' in general, whereas 季語 is a specific word or phrase used in haiku to evoke a season.

Word family· 14

季き節せつ外はずれ
unseasonable; out-of-season
季き節せつ風ふう
seasonal wind; monsoon
季き節せつ性せい
seasonality; seasonal nature
季き節せつ感かん
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
季き節せつ柄がら
given the season; because of the time of year; in times like these

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季き節せつ的てき
seasonal
季き節せつ労ろう働どう
seasonal labor
季き節せつ回かい遊ゆう
seasonal migration
季き節せつ変へん異い
seasonal variation
季き節せつ現げん象しょう
seasonal phenomenon; seasonal weather phenomenon
季き節せつ調ちょう整せい
seasonal adjustment
季き節せつの便たより
season's tidings; seasonal letter

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Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 季, associated with seasons or periods, and 節, associated with sections, joints, or seasonal divisions. The spelling directly reflects the meaning 'season'.