Where does “hikikomori” come from?

hikikomori (English) comes from Japanese 引きこもり, from Japanese 引き, from Japanese 引く — to pull (something toward oneself).

hikikomori (English): A Japanese phenomenon whereby an individual...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese phenomenon whereby an individual...

Ancestry of “hikikomori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese引きこもりhikikomori
2Japanese引きdiscount off a price
3Japanese引くto pull (something toward oneself)
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