ふし

Noun

 * 1)  a kind of fishing harpoon consisting of an iron trident head fitted to an oaken shaft
 * 2)  a gall on the  or  tree
 * 3)  brushwood; brushwood placed in water in winter to attract fish
 * 4)  a knuckle or joint; a joint in bamboo; a tune or melody; a knot in wood
 * 5)  eternal life, immortality
 * 6)  a clerk or secretary in a government office; a governmental history
 * 7)  a float used in fishing
 * 8)  father and son

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Fu Zi, a Chinese historical work compiled in the third century by

Noun

 * 1)  star