Thank you very much for your help on that occasion.
お忙しい節に申し訳ありません。
I'm sorry to bother you when you are busy.
section; passage; paragraph; verse; stanza
Used for a division within a written work, piece of music, or poem. Can refer to a chapter, paragraph, verse, or stanza depending on context.
この節を読んで、感想を聞かせてください。
Please read this passage and tell me your thoughts.
次の節からは、新しいテーマに入ります。
From the next section, we will move on to a new topic.
Grammatical term for a clause within a sentence.
この文は、主節と従属節から成り立っている。
This sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
Used for a period of the year, such as a season or a specific term. Often appears in compounds like 節分 (setsubun) or 季節 (kisetsu).
この節は、果物が一番おいしい。
This season, fruit is at its most delicious.
節の変わり目は体調を崩しやすい。
It's easy to get sick at the change of seasons.
principles; integrity
Refers to one's moral backbone or steadfastness. Common in expressions like 節を曲げる (compromise one's principles) or 節のある人 (a person of integrity).
彼はどんな状況でも節を曲げない。
He never compromises his principles, no matter the situation.
あの人は節のある立派な人物だ。
That person is a fine individual with integrity.
Botanical term for the joint on a stem where leaves or branches arise.
茎の節から新しい芽が出ている。
A new bud is sprouting from the node of the stem.
In biological taxonomy, a rank below genus and above species; used in botany.
この植物は、バラ属の節に分類される。
This plant is classified in a section of the genus Rosa.
Unit of speed used in navigation, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Often written in katakana as ノット.
See also: ノット
船は20節の速さで進んでいる。
The ship is moving at a speed of 20 knots.
Thank you for your help on that occasion.
Please read Section 3 of this book.
This ship travels at 20 knots.
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).
adjustment; regulation; control
Setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional calendar; bean-throwing festival · last day of any season (traditional calendar)
saving electricity; power saving; reducing electricity usage
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of music); one syllable
tax reduction; tax avoidance; tax planning
hip joint; coxa
bar; measure · short pause · petty principles; minor details
moderation; standard; proper measure
meddling; nosy; interfering · meddler; busybody
envoy; delegate; mission
integrity; fidelity; principle
seasonal festival
decorum; propriety; politeness
knot; nodule; node
syllable
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
water conservation; saving water
reduction; cutback; retrenchment
preceding paragraph; previous section; foregoing verse
24 solar terms
season; time of year · the times; the era; the present time · opportunity; occasion; right time
betrayal; defection; apostasy
bunsetsu; phrase; clause
minor details; nonessentials
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
arthropod
articulation; segmentation