節
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Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
bamboo + 即
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of bamboo and immediate. Joint of bamboo.
Symbolism
Economy, season, milestone. Represents joint.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Expanse of the sea
Seasonal
"Setsubun" and "Sekku" are traditional events celebrating seasonal transitions. Twenty-four solar terms form the basic system of Japanese seasonal division.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
枝葉末節
しようまっせつ
unimportant details; inessentials; unimportant details
盤根錯節
ばんこんさくせつ
hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation; hard-to-penetrate event
時節到来
じせつとうらい
the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for); the time has come (for, to, when ...)
時世時節
ときよじせつ
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel; times and situations
Proverbs & Idioms
節を曲げない
せつをまげない
To not bend one's principles
To stay true to one's beliefs