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蟄 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
チツ・チュウちつ・ちゅう · chitsu · chū
Kun
ちっ.する・かく.れるchi.suru · kaku.reru
Meaning
to lie hidden away

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 執 as phonetic: insects shut away in the earth.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 啓蟄けいちつ

    the waking of insects, a seasonal marker

  • 蟄居ちっきょ

    confinement at home

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

啓蟄(けいちつ)を過(す)ぎて虫(むし)が動(うご)き出(だ)す。

The season turns and the insects begin to stir.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

啓蟄蟄居蟄啓enligh…居to be蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…狆a Japa…帙a book…冑helmet胄a line…紂a crup…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 虫Map of reading チツAll maps

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