• 季節きせつ — season
• 関節かんせつ — joint (body)
• 音節おんせつ — syllable
• 節約せつやく — saving, economizing
• 節ふし — joint, node, melody

節 contains the bamboo radical ⺮ and the phonetic element 即 (セツ). The idea originates from the joints of bamboo — natural divisions that metaphorically extend to music, time, speech, and even human anatomy.

今いまは 春はるの季節きせつです。
It’s spring season now.

節ふしのある音楽おんがくが 好すきです。
I like music with a strong melody.

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