How to say "knot" in Japanese

• 結節けっせつCommon
  suru verb, no-adjectiveA technical term for a knot tied in rope or line, and for a nodule or node in medical usage; it is seldom the word you want when you simply mean tying a knot.
• 節目ふしめCommon
  nounThe knot in a tree or a plank of wood — the hard, rounded spot where a branch grew; the context is timber and woodworking, not tying.

Use 節目 for the knot in a tree or plank of wood; 結節 is a technical term for a tied knot or a nodule or node in medical usage, and is seldom the word for simply tying a knot.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 結節けっせつknot
• ノットknot (nautical mile per hour)
• ノットknot (fastening)
• 結び目むすびめknot
• 括りくくりknot
• つなぎ目つなぎめjoint
• 縄目なわめknot (in rope, etc.)
• 結い目ゆいめknot
• 亀頭球きとうきゅうbulbus glandis
• 節ふしnode (of a plant stem)
• むすびknot
• 節目ふしめknot (in a tree, etc.)
• 団子だんごlump
• 節せつknot (nautical mile per hour)