けい
啓
ちつ
蟄

noun

  1. "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
啓
ちつ
蟄
 啓蟄 けいちつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

disclose, open, say
ケイ　ひら.く　さと.す (8th, N1)
open(啟) variant, begin, commence
door, house
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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