節
節 — Node
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause
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)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 節
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season; time of year |
| 節 | せつ setsu | occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music) |
| 節目 | ふしめ fushime | turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.) |
| 使節 | しせつ shisetsu | envoy; ambassador; delegate |
| 節約 | せつやく setsuyaku | saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing |
| 関節 | かんせつ kansetsu | joint |
Study notes
節 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #934 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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