Word Meaning 陰に籠る

いんにこもる in ni komoru

陰に籠る is read as いんにこもる (in ni komoru) 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

in ni komoru

Writing Variants

  • 陰にこもる いんにこもる innikomoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 137654 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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陰性

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陰口

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かげ

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.)

陰謀

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陰り

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shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness)

陰影

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陰湿

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陰性反応

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陰生代

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