一節|いっせつissetsu[4]odaka (tail-high)
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Definitions
- nounone passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymセクションNeutralLoanword for a part or department, also a section of a document; mostly used for organizations and report structure rather than quoted passages.
- Synonym節せつNeutralCovers sections of texts and music, and also occasions or times; 「一節」 focuses on the small quoted passage itself.
- Synonym句くNeutralRefers to phrases and sentences, and to a whole haiku in that context; shorter than 「一節」 and focused on the language unit.
Use 「一節」 for quoting a short passage from a text or song. For chapter divisions of a text pick 「節」 or 「セクション」; for phrases and haiku use 「句」.
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