蟠踞

Chinese

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟠 踞
ばん
Hyōgai 		きょ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Verb

蟠(ばん)踞(きょ)する • (bankyo suru) suru (stem 蟠(ばん)踞(きょ)し (bankyo shi), past 蟠(ばん)踞(きょ)した (bankyo shita))

  1. (literal or figurative) to put down roots, to take root, to become well established
    巨木(きょぼく)が蟠踞(ばんきょ)する
    kyoboku ga bankyosuru
    the large tree is well-rooted
    胸中(きょうちゅう)に蟠踞(ばんきょ)する夫(おっと)
    kyōchū ni bankyosuru otto
    my husband firmly in mind (literally: “established in my heart”)
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