啓蟄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
啓	蟄
けい Grade: S	ちつ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ke̞ːt͡ɕit͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) • (Keichitsu)

lit. "awakening of hibernating [insects]"; the third solar term

See also

二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun)、雨(う)水(すい) (Usui)、啓蟄(けいちつ) (Keichitsu)、春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun)、清明(せいめい) (Seimei)、穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka)、小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman)、芒種(ぼうしゅ) (Bōshu)、夏至(げし) (Geshi)、小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho)、大暑(たいしょ) (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū)、処暑(しょしょ) (Shosho)、白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro)、秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun)、寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro)、霜降(そうこう) (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬(りっとう) (Rittō)、小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu)、大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu)、冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji)、小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan)、大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

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