ひっこむ
引っ込む
to draw back; to sink; to cave in
N5Common wordGodan verb (mu ending)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to draw back•to sink•to cave in
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye)•to retire to (somewhere)•to stay indoors•to butt out•to stay out of it
Conjugations
Present辞書形
引っ込む(ひっこむ)
Negativeない形
引っ込まない(ひっこまない)
Pastた形
引っ込んだ(ひっこんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
引っ込まなかった(ひっこまなかった)
Te-formて形
引っ込んで(ひっこんで)
Example Sentences
無理が通れば道理が引っ込む。
Might makes right.
今までどこに引っこんでいたのですか。
Where've you been keeping yourself?
彼女の家は本通りから引っ込んだ所にある。
Her house stands back from the road.
真夏日には屋内にひっこんで太陽を避けるしか手がないよ。
All I want to do during the dog days is stay indoors and keep out of the sun.