Word Meaning 陰にこもる

いんにこもる innikomoru

陰にこもる is read as いんにこもる (innikomoru) and means to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place).

Meaning

English

  1. to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place)
  2. to have a gloomy appearance
  3. to stay bottled up inside oneself
  4. to be introverted

Reading

Kana

いんにこもる

Romaji

innikomoru

Writing Variants

  • 陰に籠る いんにこもる in ni komoru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143614 Priority W

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