Grow with Kitty

ひっこむ

引っ込む

hikkomu

less common

English

to withdraw, to retreat

नेपाली

पछि हट्नु, भित्र छिर्नु

Examples

  1. 猫ねこが家いえの中なかに引ひっ込こみました。

    The cat retreated into the house.

  2. 来客らいきゃくがあると、娘むすめはすぐ自分じぶんの部屋へやに引ひっ込こみます。

    When we have visitors, my daughter immediately retreats to her room.

  3. 父ちちは定年ていねん退職たいしょくをきっかけに、田舎いなかに引ひっ込こみました。

    When he retired, my father withdrew to the countryside.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

引 4 strokes
込 5 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

More Compound Verbs words

All 147 words in Compound Verbs →

Free Japanese tips by email

New lessons, JLPT / JFT-Basic prep, and tools for Nepali speakers — straight to your inbox. No spam.

No spam, ever. Unsubscribe anytime.

Which JLPT level are you studying? It helps us send you the right tips.

Your level
Email language