“To be set back” in Japanese
Short answer
To be set back in Japanese is “引っ込む” (hikkomu). Full meaning: 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 be set back” in Japanese
ひっ込む
hikkomu 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
引っこむ
hikkomu 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
ひっこむ
hikkomu 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
ひっこん
hikkon 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
引っ込め
hikkome 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
引っこま
hikkoma 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
ひっ込み
hikkomi 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
ひっこま
hikkoma 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
ひっ込め
hikkome 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
引っ込も
hikkomo 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
引っこん
hikkon 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
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