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    3. 節

    節

    節せつ

    occasion

    N3KMT5News #6+1CoreNounCore ConceptsNature & EnvironmentMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    せつ

    Noun

    1.
    occasion, time
    2.
    section (of a literary work or piece of music), passage, paragraph, verse, stanza
    3.
    clause
    grammar
    4.
    season, term
    5.
    one's principles, integrity
    6.
    node (of a plant stem)
    botany
    7.
    (taxonomical) section
    8.
    knot (nautical mile per hour)

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    この本ほんには興きょう味み深ぶかい節せつがあります。

    This book has an interesting section.

    KMT4LiteratureCore Concepts
    彼かれはどんな時ときでも自じ分ぶんの節せつを曲まげない人ひとだ。

    He is a person who never compromises his principles, no matter the situation.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この交こう響きょう曲きょくは三みっつの節せつに分わかれています。

    This symphony is divided into three sections.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    季き節せつの変とがわり目めには、体たい調ちょうを崩くずしやすい節せつがあります。

    There are times (seasons) when it's easy to get sick during seasonal changes.

    KMT6Daily LifeNature & Environment
    文ぶん法ぽうでは、主しゅ語ごと述じゅつ語ごを含ふくむまとまりを節せつと呼よびます。

    In grammar, a unit containing a subject and predicate is called a clause.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    節
    ふし・-ぶし・のっと…(3)
    node・season・period・occasion・verse…(9)
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