# 節 season / joint

竹 (bamboo) + 即 (immediately)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
BETA JERK

## Onyomi

SETSU | As I SAID TO him, now is the season for shitty mnemonics.

## Mnemonic

| Bamboo grows immediately in this season!

## Jukugo

季節(きせつ) | season ★★★☆☆ 季 (season) + 節 (season / joint) = 季節 (season)
関節(かんせつ) | joint ★☆☆☆☆ 関 (connected to) + 節 (season / joint) = 関節 (joint) joint - like an elbow or knee joint , in a skeleton.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
箱 | box | WOOD | 木
節 | season / joint | GOOD | 良
符 | ticket | PERSON | 人
筋 | muscle | ORGAN | 月

Boxes are made of WOOD.

For crops, seasons are GOOD

PEOPLE buy tickets for seats,

to see the ORGANS of muscular athletes.

## Synonyms

joint 節 関節