| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 節 | せつ | clause |
| 季節 | きせつ | season |
| 節約 | せつやく | economising, saving |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ | regulation, adjustment, control |
| 五旬節 | ごじゅんせつ | pentecost |
| 使節 | しせつ | envoy, embassy, mission, delegate |
| 削り節 | けずりぶし | flaked bonito |
| 嘉節 | かせつ | auspicious occasion |
| 国慶節 | こっけいせつ | anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time |
| 桃の節句 | もものせっく | puppet festival (March 3rd) |
| 浪花節 | なにわぶし | naniwabushi, a kind of sung narrative popular during the Edo period |
| 節倹 | せっけん | economy, thrift |
| 節度 | せつど | moderation, standard |
| 節操 | せっそう | constancy; chastity, fidelity |
| 節減 | せつげん | retrenchment, curtailment, economy |
| 節目 | ふしめ | turning point, critical juncture; knot |
| 貞節 | ていせつ | chastity, virtue, fidelity |
| 関節 | かんせつ | joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.) |