JLPT N3 Intermediate
引っ込む
To pull back, sink inward, or withdraw from a situation
Readings
Other forms
引っ込みます polite form
引っ込んで te-form
引っ込んだ plain past
引っ込まない plain negative
1 Intransitive Verb
To be set back / To be dented
Describes an object physically receding from a front line, surface, or standard position.
Example
この 家 は 道 から 少し 引っ込んでいる ので 、 静か です 。
This house is set back a little from the road, so it's quiet.
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2 Intransitive Verb
To withdraw / To stay out of it
Refers to leaving a public or active setting to return to a private space, or choosing not to interfere.
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