じょう
上
ぞく
蔟

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. spinning of cocoons, silkworm's last sleep, transformation to the pupa stage.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
上
ぞく
蔟
 上蔟 じょうぞく
じょう
上
ぞく
簇
 上簇 じょうぞく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
gather together
ゾク　ソウ　まぶし (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
tribe, family
ゾク　つぎ (3rd, N4)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)