引っ込む | Japanese meaning

引っ込む【ひっこむ】

Frequency rank: 6,571. – 6,578.

Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb

to draw back; to sink; to cave in
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

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Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

Might makes right.

2. 。

Where've you been keeping yourself?

3. 、。

Reason retires once the unreasonable gets its way.

Frequency rank: 6,571. – 6,578.

Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb

to draw back; to sink; to cave in
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

Forms