Memory phrase for the Kanji: 節


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Meaning

occation, season, node, joint, section

Pronunciation

SETSU, SECHI
fushi

Explanation

Top: bamboo , below: immediate 即 (Not good , he shall bend - immediately!)

Mnemonic

For bamboo it's immediately the best occation, due to the joints.

Radicals

bamboo
not goodIt is similar to good: , but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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Vocabulary

 節  ふし  tune, tone, knot, knob, point
 関節  かんせつ  joint (knee, elbow)
 季節  きせつ  season
 節約  せつやく  economising, saving
 使節  しせつ  envoy, embassy, mission, delegate
 節  せつ  tune, tone, knot, knob
 調節  ちょうせつ  regulation, adjustment, control
 節穴  ふしあな  knothole
 季節物  きせつもの  seasonal offers


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