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節々

Various Joints


Meaning

Various Joints, Every Joint, Various Parts

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your joint joints are your various joints, or even every joint in your body, or a specific body part. When we're not talking about the joints in your body, this means something like various parts, referring to various parts of a whole.


Reading

ふしぶし

Explanation

This is just the kun'yomi of 節, which you learned with 節目, repeated twice. Keep in mind that the second ふし gets rendaku'd to ぶし!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 体の節々

    various joints of the body

    身体の節々

    various joints of the body

    言葉の節々

    some of the words one chooses

  • 節々の痛み

    pain in various joints

  • 節々に痛みを感じる

    to feel pain in various joints

  • 節々が痛む

    to have an ache in various joints

    節々が痛い

    to have a pain in various joints

Context Sentences

なんか体の節々がズキズキする。

Every joint in my body is throbbing somehow.

あの人、言葉の節々にトゲがあるよね。

That person makes some harsh word choices, huh?

早織は節々の痛みを感じて目を覚ました。

Saori woke up with pains in various joints.


Kanji Composition