noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せつ

Contained Kanji 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)