"小節" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ko̞bɯ̟ɕi] Forms: 小節 [canonical] (ruby: (), (ぶし)), kobushi [romanization], 小節 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Compound of 小(こ) (ko, “small”) + 節(ふし) (fushi, “node; section; melody”). First cited to a text from 1633. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|小|こ|節|ふし|t1=small|t2=node; section; melody}} 小(こ) (ko, “small”) + 節(ふし) (fushi, “node; section; melody”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こぶし}} 小(こ)節(ぶし) • (kobushi)
  1. a small knot in wood; lumber or timber with small knots
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-om8nE345
  2. a small piece of 鰹節 (katsuo-bushi, “hard-dried skipjack tuna”)
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-lKCQIaVw Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 31 9 5 13 6 2 2 2 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 5 3 17 4 1 1 1 30
  3. (singing) a portion of the melody in traditional Japanese singing (as well as kayōkyoku, enka) that uses melisma
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-HGQ0L5VG Categories (other): Singing, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 19 39 2 2 2 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 17 42 2 2 2 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 15 50 2 2 2 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 9 6 85 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 8 5 76 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 8 5 72 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 10 38 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 16 49 2 2 2 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 13 45 10 2 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 21 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ぐいん (guin) (english: a Ryukyuan type of melisma)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 小節 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (せつ)), shōsetsu [romanization], 小節 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうせつ}} 小(しょう)節(せつ) • (shōsetsu)
  1. a small part of a matter
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-XYhqbA3g
  2. petty morality
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-1Akk6oWS
  3. a short pause
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-FPClEZeF
  4. (music) a bar, a measure
    Sense id: en-小節-ja-noun-nMWVdQkx Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Music, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 31 9 5 13 6 2 2 2 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 5 3 17 4 1 1 1 30 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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