Memory phrase for the Kanji: 節

節

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Meaning occasion, season, node, joint, section

Pronunciation

SETSU, SECHI
fushi

Explanation

Top: bamboo 竹, below: immediate 即 (Not good 艮, he shall bend 卩 - immediately!)

Mnemonic
 
For bamboo it's immediately the best occasion, due to the joints.

Radicals

竹 bamboo
艮 not goodIt is similar to good: 良, but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
卩 bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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 Vocabulary

節 ふし  tune, tone, knot, knob, point
関節 かんせつ  joint (knee, elbow)
季節 きせつ  season
節約 せつやく  economising, saving
使節 しせつ  envoy, embassy, mission, delegate
節 せつ  tune, tone, knot, knob
調節 ちょうせつ  regulation, adjustment, control
節穴 ふしあな  knothole
季節物 きせつもの  seasonal offers

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