Hikikomori

See also: hikikomori

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 引きこもり (hikikomori).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hi‧ki‧ko‧mo‧ri

Noun

Hikikomori m (strong, genitive Hikikomori, plural Hikikomori or Hikikomoris, feminine (rare) Hikikomori)

1. hikikomori (a person who becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period)

   Synonyms: Nesthocker, Stubenhocker

Declension

Declension of Hikikomori [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hikikomori	die	Hikikomori, Hikikomoris
genitive	eines	des	Hikikomori	der	Hikikomori, Hikikomoris
dative	einem	dem	Hikikomori	den	Hikikomori, Hikikomoris
accusative	einen	den	Hikikomori	die	Hikikomori, Hikikomoris

Further reading

• “Hikikomori” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Hikikomori on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de