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What does 節 (ふし, fushi) mean?

節 (ふし, fushi) means joint, knuckle; passage, melody.

Quick facts
Readingふし
Romajifushi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ふし
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfushi

joint, knuckle; passage, melody

  1. 1noun joint; knuckle
  2. 2noun tune; melody
  3. 3noun node (of a plant stem); joint; knot (in wood)
  4. 4noun (notable) point; part
  5. 5noun node

Example sentences

  • Bamboo has joints.

  • I remember the melody of that song well.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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