SuGoiSuす語彙す蟄
蟄: to hibernate
to hibernate; to hide away
17 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
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チツ・チュウ
Kunちっする・かくれる
Seen in 啓蟄 (the solar term in early March when insects emerge), and in 蟄居 and 蟄伏 (lying low).
Key words
啓蟄けいちつday insects emerge from hibernation (about March 6)
蟄居ちっきょhouse confinement; staying shut in
蟄伏ちっぷくlying low; hibernating
Example sentences
啓蟄を過ぎて、庭の土の中から虫たちが顔を出し始めた。
After Keichitsu, insects began to poke their heads out of the garden soil.
藩主は罪を問われ、屋敷に蟄居を命じられた。
The lord was held to account and ordered to confine himself to his residence.
彼は長い間蟄伏していたが、ついに政界に復帰した。
He kept a low profile for a long time, but finally returned to politics.