節 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- セツ・セチせつ・せち · setsu · sechi
- Kun
- ふしfushi
- Meaning
- node; season; moderation
Stroke order
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 竹 (bamboo) for meaning and 即 for sound; from the joints of bamboo come 'node, section, season.'
Readings and examples
| Onセツせつsetsu | 節約せつやく季節きせつ関節かんせつ |
|---|---|
| Onセチせちsechi | お節料理おふしりょうり |
| Kunふしfushi | 節ふし節穴ふしあな |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 季節きせつ
season
- 節約せつやく
saving, thrift
- 貞節ていせつ
- 顎関節がくかんせつ
- 鰹節かつおぶし
Example
日本には四つの季節があります。
Japan has four seasons.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)