ふし
Meanings
Noun
1. joint; knuckle
2. tune; melody
3. knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
4. part; notable characteristic
Kanji used
joint
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
melody; intonation
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
node (joint) of a bamboo
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
setting to music; composition
joints; points (of a speech)
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
(musical) intonation marks
knotted silk
root of a moso bamboo
made of knotted silk