蟠踞

蟠踞

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 蟠踞 – see 盤踞 (“to illegally or forcibly occupy; to be entrenched”). (This term, 蟠踞, is a variant form of 盤踞.)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟠	踞
ばん Hyōgaiji	きょ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 盤 (ばん)踞 (きょ) (bankyo)

Verb

蟠踞する (hiragana ばんきょする, rōmaji bankyo suru)

1. (literally or figuratively) to put down roots, to take root, to become well established

   巨木 (きょぼく)が蟠 (ばん)踞 (きょ)する

   kyoboku ga bankyosuru

   the large tree is well-rooted

   胸 (きょう)中 (ちゅう)に蟠 (ばん)踞 (きょ)する夫 (おっと)

   kyōchū ni bankyosuru otto

   my husband firmly in mind (literally: “established in my heart”)