This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セツ、セチ、ふし、-ぶし、のっと
Romaji: setsu, sechi, fushi, -bushi, notto
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: たかし
Romaji: takashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  934
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-6-7
Korean Reading:  jeol
Chinese Reading:  jie1
Unicode:  7bc0
JIS:  4061

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2691
Nelson Index: 3402
New Nelson Index: 4299
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f7.3
Four Corner Index: 8872.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 523
Gakken Index: 731
Japanese Names Index: 2215
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26102
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0792
Remembering the kanji Index: 1464
Kanji Flashcards Index: 800
Kodansha Compact Index: 1482
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 552
Kanji in Context Index: 699
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1729
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2349
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1476
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1574
Essential Kanji Index: 683
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3336
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2344
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 446
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 607

Words

(ふし)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem; part; notable characteristic
(ぶし)
characteristic way of speaking
()
space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.)
関節 (かんせつ)
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
使節 (しせつ)
envoy; embassy; mission; delegate
(せつ)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; verse; stanza; passage; principle; integrity; node (of a plant stem); clause; (taxonomical) section
(のっと、ノット)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
季節 (きせつ)
season
調節 (ちょうせつ)
regulation; adjustment; control
音節 (おんせつ)
syllable
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