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- Japanese · borrowed from引きこもり
- English todayhikikomori
Borrowed from Japanese 引きこもり (literally “pulling inward, being confined”) and is often translated as “acute social withdrawal” or shut-in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hikikomori
Today it means: A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period. Full definition →
Japanese 引きこもり