小しょう節せつ

noun

bar; measure

Music term for a bar or measure in sheet music.

• この曲きょくは4小しょう節せつごとに転てん調ちょうする。

  This piece modulates every four bars.

noun

short pause

A brief pause in writing, similar to a paragraph break or a moment of silence in a text.

• 文ぶん章しょうに小しょう節せつを入いれると読よみやすくなる。

  Inserting short pauses makes the text easier to read.

noun

petty principles; minor details

Refers to small, often trivial rules or details; can carry a slightly negative nuance of being overly concerned with minor points.

• 彼かれは小しょう節せつにこだわりすぎて全ぜん体たいが見みえていない。

  He is so fixated on minor details that he misses the big picture.