Jisho

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ひ 引きこもり
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Noun
1. shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society​
Noun
2. social withdrawal; shunning other people​
Wikipedia definition
3. Hikikomori​is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents or young adults who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement. The term hikikomori refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general as well as to people belonging to this societal group.
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Other forms
引き篭もり 【ひきこもり】、引き籠もり 【ひきこもり】、引籠もり 【ひきこもり】、引籠り 【ひきこもり】、ヒキコモリ
Notes
引き籠もり: Rarely-used kanji form. 引籠もり: Rarely-used kanji form. 引籠り: Rarely-used kanji form.

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