| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 節 | せつ | occasion, time; section (of a literary work), verse, stanza; node (of a plant stem); clause; (taxonomical) section |
| 季節 | きせつ | season |
| 節目 | ふしめ | turning point, critical juncture; knot |
| 使節 | しせつ | envoy, embassy, mission, delegate |
| 節約 | せつやく | economising, saving |
| 関節 | かんせつ | joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.) |
| 一節 | いっせつ, ひとふし | a verse (e.g. in the Bible), stanza, paragraph, passage, a joint, section, a tune, note, strain, measure |
| 節減 | せつげん | retrenchment, curtailment, economy |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 節度 | せつど | moderation, standard |
