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JLPT N3 · Noun

節 (fushi)

節 (ふし, fushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “joint; knuckle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ふし
Romaji
fushi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. joint; knuckle · noun
  2. tune; melody · noun
  3. node (of a plant stem); joint; knot (in wood); knob · noun
  4. (notable) point; part · noun
  5. node · noun

Example sentences

彼には加古川の人を軽蔑しているふしがある。
He seems to hold people from Kakogawa in contempt.
Tatoeba #118907

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 1386160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.