節 Kanji – node
The Japanese kanji 節 can mean node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody.
Meaning and Readings
How is 節 read?
節 has the onyomi readings セツ, セチ and the kunyomi readings ふし, -ぶし, のっと.
In romaji, these readings can be written as setsu, sechi, fushi, bushi, notto.
Common Japanese Words Using 節
These common Japanese words contain 節. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 関節（かんせつ） — joint
- 季節（きせつ） — season, time of year
- 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
- 使節（しせつ） — envoy, ambassador, delegate, emissary, mission
- 時節（じせつ） — season
- 節（せつ） — occasion, time
- 節（ふし） — joint, knuckle