一節|いっせつissetsu[4]odaka (tail-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounone passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
    その一節いっせつを一いち語ごずつ訳やくしなさい。↗
    Translate the passage word for word.
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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Japanese definitions
  1. 文章ぶんしょうや楽曲がっきょくなどの一区いちく切きり。
  2. スポーツのシーズンの日程にっていの一区いちく切きり。
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