seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

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Kun

かごこ.めるこも.るこ.む

Nanori

ごめ

Dictionary

Common Words

込める籠めるIchidan verbFreq #1932
1

Transitive verb

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge

Examples
彼はこの銃に弾丸を込めたままにしている。
He keeps this gun loaded.
2

Transitive verb

to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)

Examples
彼女のテクニックはすばらしいが、もっと感情を込めて演奏する必要がある。
Her technique is superb, but she needs to play with more expression.
3

Transitive verb

to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)

Examples
新憲法には、王権を弱める意図が込められていました
The new constitution included the aim of abridging the king's power.
4

Intransitive verb

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

籠もる篭もる篭る籠る隠るIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #2740
1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell)

Examples
彼は、よく書斎にこもって、こういうものを書きます。
He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.
2

Oft. ~のこもったもの

to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to infuse with

Examples
彼は私に愛情のこもった手紙をくれた。
He sent me an affectionate letter.
3

to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense

4

to be muffled (e.g. voice)

5

to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

6

to confine oneself in a temple to pray

カゴNounUsually kanaFreq #5954
1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

Examples
そのかごはリンゴでいっぱいだった。
The basket was full of apples.
閉じこもるじこも閉じ籠もる閉じ篭もるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7789
1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

Examples
一日中閉じこもってるつもり?
You can't stay in here all day.
口ごもる口篭もる口篭る口籠る口籠もるちごもIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8695
1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

Examples
その来たばかりの子はおどおどして口ごもった
The new boy had a nervous stammer.
引きこもる引き篭もる引き籠もるきこもIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #9280
1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

Examples
日曜日はいつも家に引きこもっている
I usually stay indoors on Sunday.
Freq #9463
1

Common noun

prison; jail; gaol

2

Obsolete term; 'taru' adjective

firm; solid; strong

引きこもり引き篭もりひきこもり引き籠もりNounFreq #14482
1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society

2

social withdrawal; shunning other people

立ち込める立ちこめるちこめ立ち籠めるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #16357
1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

Examples
湖から霧が立ちこめてきた。
The fog was rising from the lake.
籠城篭城うじょうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #17031
1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up

2

confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

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