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こもる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
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)
2. to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)
3. to fill the room (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
Alt. forms
こもる
57%
籠こもる
17%
籠こもる
15%
篭こもる
6%
篭こもる
2%
隠こもる
Pitch accent
こ
も
る
Top 2800
Conjugations...Used in: 3002
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
Examples (3 in total)
I want to stay at home and read a book.
The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.
He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.