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])
• 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)