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Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

moving to the countryside; I-turn migration

Refers to relocating from an urban area directly to a rural area, without an intermediate step. Often contrasted with U-turn (returning to one's hometown) and J-turn (moving to a regional city near one's hometown).

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from I-turn