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蟄

Readings

Kana: チツ、チュウ、ちっ.する、かく.れる
Romaji: chitsu, chū, chi.suru, kaku.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

hibernation of insects

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  142
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-11-6
Korean Reading:  chib
Chinese Reading:  zhi2
Unicode:  87c4
JIS:  6A2F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4183
New Nelson Index: 5381
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d11.6
Four Corner Index: 4413.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33537
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0084
Remembering the kanji Index: 2684
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2724

Words

蟄居 (ちっきょ)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
閉門蟄居 (へいもんちっきょ)
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
蟄伏 (ちっぷく)
hibernation; staying home or in place
啓蟄 (けいちつ)
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
蟄居閉門 (ちっきょへいもん)
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
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