節くれだつ

ふしくれだつ

Also written 節くれ立つ, 節榑立つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled (usu. 節くれだった, etc.)
2. to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

Kanji

• 節 section. Read as ふし.

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