引っ込む
N2ひっこむ
引っこむ
[hikomu]
Definitions
1.Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb
to draw back; to sink; to cave in
2.Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
3.Godan verb with '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
Example Sentences
薬を塗ったら腫れが引っ込んできた。
After applying medicine, the swelling has gone down.
外は雨が降っているので今日は家に引っ込んでいる。
It's raining so I'm staying inside.
彼は田舎に引っ込んで暮らしている。
He has withdrawn to live in the countryside.