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籠居 (ろうきょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
staying at home ; living in seclusion ; retirement
Describes the state or act of staying indoors, often for a long period, voluntarily or due to circumstances. Can imply a reclusive lifestyle or retirement from public life.
都と 会かい を 離はな れ 、 田舎いなか で 籠ろう 居きょ 生せい 活かつ を 送おく る 。
Leave the city and live a secluded life in the countryside.
Kanji 籠 basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself Similar words 引ひ きこもり 引きこもり is a more modern, often clinical term for social withdrawal, while 籠居 is a more literary or formal word for staying indoors or living in seclusion.
隠いん 居きょ 隠居 specifically refers to retirement from active life, often in old age, while 籠居 can refer to any prolonged indoor stay, not necessarily retirement.
Etymology Compound of 籠 (こもる, to seclude oneself) and 居 (いる, to be/stay). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the meaning of staying indoors or in seclusion.
