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節

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Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセツ、セチ
Kun readingふし、-ぶし、のっと
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

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    彼は小節を利かして歌っています。He is singing with a lot of ornamentation.tatoeba
    婦人標準服を定めた目的の一つは、材料の布を節約することだった。One of the objects defining female standard clothing was to save cloth.wiki
  2. season
  3. period
  4. occasion
  5. verse
  6. clause
  7. stanza
  8. honor
  1. time
  2. section (of a literary work or piece of music)
  3. passage
  4. paragraph

Synonyms

腹

Popular Usage

季節節約

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · instant · silver (金) · stamp

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1574

Compound words

季節きせつ
season; time of year
節約せつやく
economising; saving
節分せつぶん
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
鰹節かつおぶし
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
関節かんせつ
joint
使節しせつ
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
時節じせつ
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
節減せつげん
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
節操せっそう
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness
節度せつど
moderation; standard
調節ちょうせつ
regulation; adjustment; control
一節いっせつ
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music)
節句せっく
seasonal festival
節目ふしめ
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
お節おせち
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
季節風きせつふう
seasonal winds
お節介おせっかい
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
国慶節こっけいせつ
anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time
削り節けずりぶし
flaked bonito
音節おんせつ
syllable
環節かんせつ
segment (of worm)
鯖節さばぶし
dried, smoked mackerel
節倹せっけん
economy
節慾せつよく
control one's desires

On Reading Examples

彼はその詩から一節を抜粋した。いっせつ
He extracted a passage from the poem.tatoeba
彼はその一節を英語に翻訳した。いっせつ
He rendered the passage into English.tatoeba
彼はシェークスピアの一節を読んだ。いっせつ
He read a passage from Shakespeare.tatoeba
彼はこの一節を詳しく説明した。いっせつ
He explained this passage in detail.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は独特の節回しで演説した。
He made a speech using his unique tone of voice.tatoeba
彼は節約によってひと財産作った。
By virtue of frugality he has made a fortune.tatoeba
彼はその詩から一節を抜粋した。
He extracted a passage from the poem.tatoeba
彼はその一節を英語に翻訳した。
He rendered the passage into English.tatoeba
2008年は不況の影響もあり、節約のために弁当持参をする人が増えた。
In 2008, due to the recession, the number of people who brought their own bento increased in an effort to cut corners.wiki

Stroke Order

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