13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

Kun'yomi
  • joint ②tune ③node (of a plant stem) ④(notable) point
  • -ぶし
  • のっと
On'yomi
  • occasion ②section (of a literary work or piece of music) ③clause ④season
  • セチ
    season ②seasonal festival ③seasonal banquet
Nanori
  • たかし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セツ 70.8%
ふし-ぶし 28.5%
セチ 0.7%

Character Breakdown

node, season, period
セツ ふし セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク すなわ.ち つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

occasion ②section (of a literary work or piece of music) ③clause ④season
joint ②tune ③node (of a plant stem) ④(notable) point
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
knothole ②bad eyes
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References

Unicode hex code 7BC0
JIS X 0208 1-32-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3402
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4299
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2691
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3336
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26102
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 464
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 472
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 446
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 800
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 552
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 607
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 699
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1482
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1476
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f7.3
Four corner code 8872.7
De Roo Code 2344