引きこもり
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 引 |
| ひ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 引き篭もり 引き籠もり 引き籠り |
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
[edit]引きこもり • (hikikomori)
Synonyms
[edit]- 自宅警備 (jitaku keibi)
Descendants
[edit]- ⇒ Finnish: hikky
- → German: Hikikomori
- → English: hikikomori
- → Polish: hikikomori
See also
[edit]- ニート (nīto)