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Kanji Detail for 節 - "joint, node, season"

節

  • Meaning

    節 means "joint, node, season."

    1. Joint - A connecting point; where segments meet.

    2. Node - A point of intersection; a knot in bamboo or wood.

    3. Season - A period of the year; a time division.

    4. Section - A distinct part; a division of text or music.

    5. Moderation - Keeping within limits; self-restraint.

    6. Principle - A moral standard; integrity and honor.

    7. Festival - A celebratory day; a holiday.

  • Words using 節

    • 季節 きせつ Listen season; time of year
    • 節目 ふしめ Listen turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
    • 使節 しせつ Listen envoy; ambassador; delegate
    • 節約 せつやく Listen saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
    • 関節 かんせつ Listen joint
    • 一節 いっせつ Listen one passage; one paragraph; one stanza
    • 節減 せつげん Listen retrenchment; curtailment; economy
    • 調節 ちょうせつ Listen regulation; adjustment; control

  • Four-character idioms with 節

    • 時世時節 ときよじせつ Listen times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
    • 時節到来 じせつとうらい Listen the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)
    • 枝葉末節 しようまっせつ Listen unimportant details; inessentials
    • 盤根錯節 ばんこんさくせつ Listen hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation

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    • Verified meaning: joint, node, season
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さだ, さだめ, せつ, せつじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 節

    Given names 節(さだめ)Listen 節(せつ)Listen 節(たかし)Listen 節(とも)Listen 節(まこと)Listen 節(みさお)Listen

    Surnames 節(さだ)Listen 節(せつじ)Listen 節(せつゆき)Listen 節(ただし)Listen 節(とき)Listen 節(ふし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    knot, node, joint; section; hexagram ䷻

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A bamboo node. Refers to the constricted places on the stalk. Now the junction of plant stems and branches. Is also called 節. | The joints of objects are called 節. Such as bone joints, finger joints. Hence striking with fingers is also called 擊節. Such as saying "striking the rhythm in appreciation." This is it. | All that have sections are called 節. Such as one aspect of a matter is called one 節. Complicated situations are called 枝節 (complications). Chapters of writing are also called 章節. | Those with sequence are also called 節. Such as behavior having proper etiquette. Matching the sequence is called 中節. | When singing, dancing, and music have proper tempo it is called 應節 (matching the rhythm), 節奏 (rhythm). Instruments for keeping rhythm are also named 節. (Zuo Si's Rhapsody) "Ba girls pluck the strings. Han women strike the rhythm." 節 is like today's clappers and such. | Season. Such as a year being divided into twenty-four 節. Indicating the progression of climate changes. | 節 has the meaning of restraint. Hence controlling so as not to exceed is called 節. Such as 節勞 (conserve effort), 節哀 (restrain grief). Also, reducing is also called 節. Such as 裁節 (cut back), 刪節 (delete). | A person's integrity is called 節. Meaning strictly self-controlling. Making it conform to propriety and righteousness. Such as 名節 (reputation), 風節 (moral integrity). Anciently women who maintained chastity were also called 節婦. | 符節. Objects held by ancient envoys to show trust. Hence now envoys are called 使節. | Tall and great appearance.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sechi(セチ) セチ

    setsu(セツ) セツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    bushi(ぶし) ぶし

    fushi(ふし) ふし

    notto(のっと) のっと

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    joint node season division festival knot moderation principle saving section time period segment bamboo clause melody rhythm restraint

Sentences including 節

  • We had better save our time and money.

  • It's the best season of the year.

  • Spring is the best season to visit kyoto.

  • If you make your own clothes , it will save you money.

  • The first season of the year is spring.

  • We used the computer in order to save time.

  • Thank you for all you did for me that time.

  • This country has four seasons.

  • This computer saves a great deal of time.

  • Spring is the season i like the best.

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