Illustration: Inside a modest family apartment, an adult sits just behind a nearly closed bedroom door, knees drawn close, looking toward a fresh meal placed outside. Several returned meal trays are stacked nearby, suggesting an established routine.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひきこもり

hikikomori

social withdrawal

Example sentences

「そちらでの生活せいかつは慣なれましたか？」「そうですねぇ。まだまだですね。若干じゃっかん引ひきこもり気味ぎみです」
”Have you gotten used to the life there?” ”Well, not yet. I’m kind of a homebody."
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父ちちは弟おとうとの引ひきこもりを心配しんぱいしている。
My father is worried about my younger brother’s social withdrawal.
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市しの窓口まどぐちで引ひきこもりについて相談そうだんできる。
You can seek advice about social withdrawal at the city office.
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