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) 

  1. 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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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