hikikomori

English

Etymology

Japanese 引き籠もり

Noun

hikikomori ‎(countable and uncountable, plural hikikomori or hikikomoris)

1. (uncountable) The phenomenon whereby an individual becomes a recluse from society, typically confining him- or herself to the house or a single room for a very long period.
2. (countable) A reclusive person of this kind.

Translations

phenomenon whereby an individual becomes a recluse from society

• Armenian: հիկիկոմորի ‎(hikikomori)
• Catalan: hikikomori m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蟄居 (zh) ‎(zhéjū)

• Dutch: hikikomori
• Galician: hikikomori m
• Italian: hikikomori (it) m

• Japanese: 引き籠もり ‎(hikikomori)
• Marathi: हिकिकोमोरि ‎(hikikomori)
• Polish: hikikomori n
• Portuguese: hikikomori (pt) m
• Spanish: hikikomori m
• Swedish: hikikomori (sv) m

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Polish

Etymology

Japanese 引きこもり (hikikomori)

Noun

hikikomori n ‎(indeclinable)

1. hikikomori