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引っ込む (ひっこむ) — to draw back | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

引っ込む

ひっこむ

N2

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to draw back
2to sink
3to cave in
4to be set back (e.g. from a road)
5to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye)
6to retire to (somewhere)
7to stay indoors

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Kanji in this word

引Pull, Tug, Jerk4 strokes 込Crowded, Mixture, In Bulk5 strokes

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