Where does “引きこもり” come from?

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

引きこもり (Japanese): hikikomori

Definitions

  1. hikikomori

Ancestry of “引きこもり”, step by step

引きこもり traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 引き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese引きdiscount off a price
2Japanese引くto pull (something toward oneself)

via Japanese 籠もり

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese籠もり—

Words derived from “引きこもり”

Every word from Japanese 引く →Every word from Japanese 引き →