ひ
引
　
っ
こ
込
　
み
じ
思
あん
案

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

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 reserved, introverted, reticent, shy, withdrawn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひ
引
　
っ
こ
込
　
み
じ
思
あん
案
 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 (Early Jr. High, N3)
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
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)