蟄

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

hibernation of insects

Kun'yomi
  • ちっする
  • かくれる
On'yomi
  • チツ
  • チュウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ちっする 66.7%
チツ 33.3%

Character Breakdown

hibernation of insects
ちっ.する　チツ　チュウ (Kentei 1)
tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ　シュウ　と.る (7th, N1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ　コウ　さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
round, full (month), perfection
まる　ガン　ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke

Common Words

ちっ
蟄
きょ
居
keeping house
けい
啓
ちつ
蟄
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
ちっ
蟄
ぷく
伏
hibernation
ちっ
蟄
きょ
居
へい
閉
もん
門
house arrest
へい
閉
もん
門
ちっ
蟄
きょ
居
house arrest
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References

Unicode hex code 87C4
JIS X 0208 1-74-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4183
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5381
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2684
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2724
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33537
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d11.6
Four corner code 4513.6