節ふし

noun

joint; knuckle

Refers to a physical joint or knuckle on a body, or a joint-like bend in an object.

• 指ゆびの節ふしが痛いたい。

  My finger joints hurt.

noun

tune; melody

Used for a musical phrase or a short melodic fragment, often in traditional or folk contexts.

• 祭まつりで聞きいた節ふしが耳みみに残のこっている。

  The tune I heard at the festival is stuck in my head.

noun

node; joint; knot; knob

Botanical or wood-related: a node on a plant stem, a knot in wood, or a knob-like protrusion.

• 竹たけの節ふしのところで切きる。

  Cut at the bamboo node.

noun

point; part

Highlights a notable or specific point in a discussion, story, or situation.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいには怪あやしい節ふしがある。

  There are suspicious points in his explanation.

noun

node

Physics term for a point of minimal displacement in a standing wave.

See also: 腹

• 定てい常じょう波はの節ふしでは振しん幅ぷくがゼロになる。

  At the nodes of a standing wave, the amplitude is zero.