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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

節せつ

setsu

section, verse

Example sentences

  1. 最後さいごの２節せつを省略しょうりゃくして歌うたいましょうか。

    We’ll sing that song, omitting the last two verses.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この１節せつを読よみ、日本語にほんごに翻訳ほんやくせよ。

    Read this passage and translate it into Japanese.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 当初とうしょは36節せつの歌詞かしであったが、解決後補足かいけつごほそくされ59節せつに及およんだ。

    The song originally consisted of 36 verses but more verses were added after the case was closed, whose number resulted in 59.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 節

  • 節node; seasonOnセツ・セチKunふし・のっと

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