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kanji
節Meaning
Season, Node
Reading
kunyomiふしfushi
onyomiせつsetsu
せちsechi
Parts
⺮Bamboo (竹)即Instant, Immediate
Example Word
節: tune or joint. The Japanese noun '節 (ふし)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning refers to a 'joint' or 'node', such as the joints in bamboo or the nodes in a plant stem. For example: the bamboo has many joints「竹には節が多い」(たけにはふしがおおい). The second meaning refers to a 'tune' or 'melody', often used in the context of traditional Japanese music or songs. For example: she sang a beautiful tune「彼女は美しい節を歌った」(かのじょはうつくしいふしをうたった). These two meanings are unrelated and should be considered separately.
Radical
竹
Stroke Count
13JLPT
N1Grade
4Frequency
648
Handwriting