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関節 (かんせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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関かん
節せつ
が
痛いた
く
なる
こと
が
ある
。
As you get older, your knee joints may start to hurt.
Usage patterns 関かん 節せつ が 痛いた い one's joint(s) hurt
My joints hurt on rainy days.
関かん 節せつ を 痛いた める to injure a joint
I injured my knee joint from overexerting myself.
関かん 節せつ が 外はず れる for a joint to dislocate
I fell and dislocated my shoulder joint.
関かん 節せつ を 曲ま げる to bend a joint
Please slowly bend your elbow joint.
関かん 節せつ に 負ふ 担たん がかかる for strain to be put on a joint
Standing for long periods puts strain on your joints.
Kanji 関 connection, barrier, gateway Related words 関節 is the precise anatomical term for a joint like the knee or elbow, while 節 is a broader, more casual word for a knuckle or bend in something.
関節 is the general anatomical term for any joint, while ナックル refers specifically to the finger knuckle, often in casual or sports contexts.
Don't confuse with 骨 is the bone itself, while 関節 is the connecting point where two bones meet and move.
軟骨 is the soft cartilage tissue found inside a joint, whereas 関節 refers to the whole joint structure.
関節 is used exclusively for anatomical joints like knees and elbows, while ジョイント is used for mechanical or structural connections, not body parts.
Etymology Composed of 関 (connection, barrier) and 節 (node, joint). The combination directly conveys the idea of a connecting node, matching the anatomical meaning.
付つ け 根ね
関節 specifically means an anatomical joint that bends (like a knee or elbow), while 付け根 more broadly means the base or attachment point of something, joint or not.
肘ちゅう 関かん 節せつ
