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籠もる, 籠る, 篭る, 隠る

JLPT 1

Kana Reading

こもる

Romaji

komoru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

Meaning

to seclude oneself; to be confined in

Example sentence

好奇の視線と、若干の殺意のこもった視線・・・言うまでもなく居心地が悪いことこの上ない。 Curious gazes, gazes carrying a bit of murderous intent...it goes without saying that I couldn't be more uncomfortable.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with)

Example sentence

彼は私に愛情のこもった手紙をくれた。 He sent me an affectionate letter.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be stuffy

Example sentence

彼は、よく書斎にこもって、こういうものを書きます。 He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be implied

Examples of 籠もる, 籠る, 篭る, 隠る, こもる in a sentence

好奇の視線と、若干の殺意のこもった視線・・・言うまでもなく居心地が悪いことこの上ない。

Curious gazes, gazes carrying a bit of murderous intent...it goes without saying that I couldn't be more uncomfortable.
彼は私に愛情のこもった手紙をくれた。

He sent me an affectionate letter.
彼は、よく書斎にこもって、こういうものを書きます。

He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 籠もる
Plain Polite: 籠もります
Negative: 籠もらない
Negative Polite: 籠もりません

Past

Plain: 籠もった
Plain Polite: 籠もりました
Negative: 籠もらなかった
Negative Polite: 籠もりませんでした

Plain: 籠もって
Plain Polite: 籠もりまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 籠もられる
Plain Polite: 籠もられます
Negative: 籠もられない
Negative Polite: 籠もられません

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Kanji in this word

篭

16 strokes

seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

On'Yomi: ロウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: かご, こ.める, こも.る, こ.む

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隠

JLPT 1

14 strokes

conceal, hide, cover

On'Yomi: イン, オン

Kun'Yomi: かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, かか.す, よ.る

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籠

22 strokes

basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

On'Yomi: ロウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: かご, こ.める, こも.る, こ.む

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