末節 まっせつ Meanings Noun minor details; nonessentials Kanji 末 end. Read as マツ. 節 section. Read as セツ. Example sentences 枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand? Words containing 末節 末節骨 (まっせつこつ) distal phalanx 枝葉末節 (しようまっせつ) unimportant details Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists