蟄 = 執 + 虫

蟄 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hibernation”. It is built from 執 (tenacious) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2724.

Keyword: hibernation
RTK frame: 2724
Strokes: 17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チツ, チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ちっ.する, かく.れる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: hibernation of insects, спячка
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 蟄 to hibernate

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 蟄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tenacious” + “insect”. 蟄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蟄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.