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How to pronounce “hikikomori”
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- Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art
So he became-- there's a Japanese term, hikikomori.
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.
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How to pronounce hikikomori
Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art

So he became-- there's a Japanese term, hikikomori.
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A Deep Dive Into “hikikomori”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.
- (countable) A reclusive person of this kind.
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