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Illustration of 季節

季節きせつ

きせつ kisetsu Play N4 Noun

一年のうち、気候や自然の様子が移り変わる時期。 season

Example 1

この季節きせつは食物しょくもつがくさりやすい。

Food goes bad easily in this season.

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Example 2

秋あきは読書どくしょにもってこいの季節きせつだ。

Fall is a good season for reading.

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Kanji breakdown

季

N2

seasons

On reading
キ
Kun reading
Radical
子

節

N1

node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody

On reading
セツ、セチ
Kun reading
ふし、-ぶし、のっと
Radical
竹
Illustration of 節

節

N3

ふし

tune; tone; knot; knob; point

Illustration of 節約
N3

せつやく

economising; saving

Illustration of 四季
N2

しき

four seasons

Illustration of 調節
N2

ちょうせつ

regulation; adjustment; control

Illustration of 季刊
N1

きかん

quarterly (e.g. magazine)