引っ込み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
引	込
ひ Grade: 2	こ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

引(ひ)き込(こ)み (hikikomi)

Etymology

The nominalized form of 引っ込む.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひっこみ [hìkkómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [çik̚ko̞mʲi]

Noun

引(ひ)っ込(こ)み • (hikkomi)

retreat; retirement; depression (hole)

Derived terms

引(ひ)っ込(こ)み思案(じあん) (hikkomijian)
引(ひ)っ込(こ)み勝(が)ち (hikkomigachi)
引(ひ)っ込(こ)み三重(さんじゅう) (hikkomisanjū)
引(ひ)っ込(こ)みがつかない (hikkomigatsukanai)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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