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Dictionary: “引っ込む”

引っ込む

ひっこむ

to draw back; to sink; to cave in

Example sentence

Where've you been keeping yourself?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

引
On
いん
Kun
ひ.く;ひ.き;ひ.き-;-び.き;ひ.ける
Stroke count
4

・pull

・tug

・jerk

・admit

・install

・quote

・refer to

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込
On
—
Kun
-こ.む;こ.む;こ.み;-こ.み;こ.める
Stroke count
5

・crowded

・mixture

・in bulk

・included

・(kokuji)

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Related words to 引っ込む

2 related words

引っ込む

ひっこむ

→

to be set back (e.g. from a road)

引っ込む

ひっこむ

→

to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye);to retire to (somewhere);to stay indoors;to butt out;to stay out of it