引きこもり

ひきこもり

Also written 引き籠もり, 引き篭もり

Meanings

1. Noun shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society
2. social withdrawal; shunning other people

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.

Example sentences

• 彼は学校を辞めて、ひきこもりになった。
  He quit school and started staying in his room.

Common phrases

• 引きこもりになる

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