Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be knotty (of a tree, etc.), to be gnarled.
  2. to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.), to be gnarled, to be knobby.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
節くれだつ ふしくれだつ
 
 
 
節くれ立つ ふしくれだつ
 
節榑立つ ふしくれだつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

node, season, period
セツ ふし セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク すなわ.ち つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)