節 – node, season, period

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The kanji 節 means node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セツ、セチ (setsu, sechi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふし、-ぶし、のっと (fushi, bushi, notto). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 竹 (no. 118).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セツ	setsu
On’yomi	セチ	sechi
Kun’yomi	ふし	fushi
Kun’yomi	-ぶし	bushi
Kun’yomi	のっと	notto

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 竹 (Kangxi radical 118). Components: 艮・竹・卩・乞.

Words using 節

季節きせつseason節ふしjoint節せつoccasion節約せつやくsaving (e.g. time, money, resources)調節ちょうせつregulation

Example sentences

この季節は卵が安い。

Eggs are cheap this season.

Tatoeba #222446

こちらにお出での節は、どうぞお立ち寄りください。

Please drop in when you come this way.

Tatoeba #224183

最後の２節を省略して歌いましょうか。

We'll sing that song, omitting the last two verses.

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Kanji with the same radical

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