The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships, not physical spaces

Re:The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships,... by wiggler00m on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:36AM (#20081626)

> The term was coined by psychiatrist Tamaki Saito in the late 1990s

I interpret the term (n. hikikomori) differently to the verb (hikikomoru) from which it is derived.

The term (hikikomori): individual instance of the social phenomenon of withdrawing from society and living in persistent isolation.

The verb (hikikomoru): used in reference to a specific (non-persistent) act of staying indoors, without necessarily carrying the broader sociological meaning. Edit: as another comment points out, just staying indoors for a weekend, etc.

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Re:The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships,... by Ultramanoid on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:43AM (#20081655)

The verb is used in normal daily conversation amongst us without the negative connotation ( as yet, given a general context ), as explained in a previous comment.

It's basically just staying home when you could do otherwise. A normal reply to "what did you do last Sunday ?", etc.

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Re:The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships,... by kazinator on Monday June 03, 2019 @11:12AM (#20083959)

> from which it is derived.

"hikikomori" isn't a derivation, but a very basic inflection supported by all verbs, used all the time.

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