節|ふしfushi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounjoint; knuckle
2. nountune; melody
3. nounnode (of a plant stem); joint; knot (in wood); knob
4. noun(notable) point; part
   彼かれには加古川かこがわの人ひとを軽蔑けいべつしているふしがある。↗

   He seems to hold people from Kakogawa in contempt.
5. noun, physicsnode

• Synonym一節ひとふしNeutralRefers to a passage or section of a tune or text, as in 「歌の一節」; 「節」 itself also covers bamboo joints, knuckles, or a melody on its own.
• RelatedセクションNeutralA loanword for a department within an organization or a section of a text or piece of music; 「節」 leans toward melodies or the nodes of plants.
• Related一節ひとふしNeutralRefers to a passage or section of a tune or text, as in 「歌の一節」; 「節」 itself also covers bamboo joints, knuckles, or a melody on its own.
• Related曲節きょくせつWrittenWritten/formal prose, used only for the melody of a piece; in everyday speech say 「節」 or 「メロディー」.

「節」 covers bamboo joints, body joints, and tunes. For a passage of music or text use 「一節」, for departments or sections 「セクション」, and for melody in formal writing 「曲節」.

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1. （ふし、セツ）竹たけなどの幹みきや茎くきの途中とちゅうでふくらんだ部分ぶぶん。
2. （ふし、セツ　特とくに和風わふうの曲きょくに関かんする）旋律せんりつ、メロディ。