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JLPT N3 · Noun

節 (setsu)

節 (せつ, setsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “occasion; time”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
せつ
Romaji
setsu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. occasion; time · noun
  2. section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph; verse; stanza · noun
  3. clause · noun
  4. season; term · noun
  5. one's principles; integrity · noun

Example sentences

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.
Tatoeba #170566

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 節

節
node, season, periodセツ・セチ・ふし・-ぶし · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 節.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1386140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.