Word Meaning 蟄居

ちっきょ chikkyo

蟄居 is read as ちっきょ (chikkyo) and means house arrest (Edo-period punishment).

Meaning

English

house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
shutting oneself up in one's house
staying indoors
living in seclusion

Reading

Kana

ちっきょ

Romaji

chikkyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 閉じ籠る,引きこもる,引き籠る,閉居,閉門,籠居,籠城 Rank 153792 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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蟄居閉門

ちっきょへいもん

house arrest

閉門蟄居

へいもんちっきょ

house arrest

皇居

こうぎょ

Imperial Palace (of Japan)

芝居

しばい

play

同居

どうきょ

living together

住居

じゅうきょ

dwelling

別居

べっきょ

separation

転居

てんきょ

moving

鳥居

とりい

torii

敷居

しきい

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

長居

ながい

long visit

隠居

いんきょ

surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)