こもる

Also written 籠る, 籠もる, 篭る, 篭もる, 隠る

Meanings

  1. Godan verb, Intransitive to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell)
  2. to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to infuse with (oft. as ...のこもったもの) See also: 熱のこもった (ねつのこもった).
  3. to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense
  4. to be muffled (e.g. of a voice) See also: こもった声 (こもったこえ).
  5. to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
  6. to confine oneself in a temple to pray

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Words containing こもる

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Word lists

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