adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. reserved, introverted, reticent, shy, withdrawn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
引っ込み思案 ひっこみじあん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pull, tug, jerk
ひ.く イン ひき (2nd, N3)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)
think
おも.う シ おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
plan, suggestion, draft
アン つくえ (4th, N1)
relax, cheap, low
アン やす.い あ (3rd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)