七節

七節

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	節
なな Grade: 1	ふし Grade: 4
kun’yomi

ナナフシ

Alternative forms

• 竹節虫

Etymology

From 七 (nana, “seven”) +‎ 節 (fushi, “joint”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) なな​ふし [nànáꜜfùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɸɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

七節 (hiragana ななふし, katakana ナナフシ, rōmaji nanafushi)

1. a stick insect