蟄 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
- On
- チツ・チュウ
- Kun
- ちっ.する・かく.れる
- Meaning
- to lie hidden away
Origin
Insect 虫 with 執 as phonetic: insects shut away in the earth.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 啓蟄けいちつ
the waking of insects, a seasonal marker
- 蟄居ちっきょ
confinement at home
Example
啓蟄を過ぎて虫が動き出す。
The season turns and the insects begin to stir.
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