表層形
引っ込む
ヒッコム
動詞
引っ込む (ヒッコム)
Hikkomu · ひっこむ — to draw back, to sink, to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it
Other ways to say “to draw back” in Japanese →
引っ込む in rōmaji: hikkomu.
動詞
一般
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🔤 五段-マ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月3日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
引っ込む
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|---|---|
| 読み (Reading) |
ヒッコム
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
引っ込む
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヒッコム
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| 表記・基本形 |
引っ込む
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヒッコム
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💡 English Meaning
引っ込む means “to draw back, to sink, to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ヒッコム
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
引っ込みます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
引っ込んで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
引っ込んだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
引っ込まない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
引っ込みましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
引っ込める
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
引っ込まれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
引っ込ませる
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