Kanji

蟄

蟄

hibernation of insects

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チツ, チュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ちっする, かくれる

Example sentences

蟄居 ちっきょ
彼 は 政治 の 世界 を 退き 、 今 は 山奥 で 蟄居している 。

He retired from the world of politics and is now living in seclusion deep in the mountains.

啓蟄 けいちつ
啓蟄 を 過ぎる と 、 少し ずつ 暖かく なる 。

It gets warmer little by little after Keichitsu.

蟄伏 ちっぷく
彼 は 再起 の チャンス を うかがい 、 山奥 で 蟄伏していた 。

He lay low in the deep mountains, waiting for a chance to make a comeback.

Example Vocabulary

蟄居

ちっきょ

to live in seclusion; to shut oneself in

啓蟄

けいちつ

Keichitsu; Awakening of Insects

蟄居閉門

ちっきょへいもん

閉門蟄居

へいもんちっきょ

蟄伏

ちっぷく

lying low; staying in seclusion; hibernation

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