こぶし

小節

N3Noun

Noun

undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs

Noun

unit of timber measurement

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Kanji Breakdown

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は小節(こぶし)を利かして歌っています。

He is singing with a lot of ornamentation.

Related Kanji

little, small

ショウ / ちい.さい

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

セツ / ふし

Other Readings

This kanji can also be read as:

しょうせつbar; measure