引きこもり

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
引き篭もり
引き籠もり
引き籠り
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Calque of English social withdrawal.[1] Compound of 引き (hiki-, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 引く (hiku), “to pull) +‎ 籠もり (komori, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 籠もる (komoru), “to seclude oneself).

Noun

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()きこもり (hikikomori

  1. hikikomori

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: hikky
  • German: Hikikomori
  • English: hikikomori
  • Polish: hikikomori

See also

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