季節

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 日本には四つの季節があります。▶ —
   Japan has four seasons.
2. 季節によって景色が変わります。▶ —
   The scenery changes with the seasons.

Collocations

Mnemonic

季節 kisetsu — 季 (a season, a quarter) + 節 (a node, a division; originally a bamboo joint). The year divided at "joints" into periods — a season. The phrase 季節によって景色が変わる links to P3's 景色.

Quick check

1. Where does the kanji 節 in 季節 originally come from?

   • a bamboo joint
   • the flow of water
   • the light of fire
   • the sound of wind