Translation guide
The state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter, or a similar dormant state in other contexts.
The seasonal state of deep sleep and reduced metabolism in animals like bears, hedgehogs, etc.
The standard term for animal hibernation. Used for bears, rodents, etc.
Bears hibernate during the winter.
The squirrel woke from hibernation and started moving around.
Verb form: 'to hibernate'. Used as a suru-verb.
This turtle hibernates when winter comes.
Literally 'winter seclusion'. Can refer to hibernation or simply staying indoors during winter. More poetic or traditional.
A period of inactivity or dormancy, e.g., for a project, economy, or person.
Dormancy, hibernation (often for plants, volcanoes, or figurative inactivity). Used in business/economic contexts.
That project is currently in hibernation.
To suspend activity; a more general way to say 'go into hibernation' for organizations or systems.
Can be used metaphorically for people or systems, but may sound slightly humorous or informal.
A power-saving state where the system saves its state to disk and shuts down.
冬眠 is specifically for animals sleeping through winter. 休眠 is broader: dormancy in plants, volcanoes, or figurative inactivity. Use 冬眠 for bears, 休眠 for a dormant account or volcano.
Bears hibernate, but volcanoes lie dormant.
In IT, use 休止状態 or ハイバネーション. 冬眠 would sound like a joke.
動物たちは冬ごもりの準備を始める。
Animals begin preparing for hibernation.
The volcano has been dormant for centuries.
The company goes into hibernation during the winter.
試験が終わるまで、しばらく冬眠するよ。
I'm going to hibernate until exams are over.