1.
to shut oneself in; to seclude oneself; to stay indoors
To withdraw into a room, house, or other space and not come out. Often implies focusing intensely on something or avoiding the outside world.
部屋に籠もって勉強した。
I shut myself in my room and studied.
2.
to be filled with; to contain; to be imbued with
For a space or thing to be filled with something (heat, smoke, emotions, etc.).
彼女の手紙には愛情が籠もっている。
Her letter is filled with affection.
3.
to be muffled; to be stuffy
For sound or air to be trapped and not escape properly.
部屋に熱気が籠もっている。
The room is stuffy with heat.
TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive verb (自動詞).
CONJUGATION: Godan verb (-る type)
- 籠もらない (negative)
- 籠もります (polite)
- 籠もって (te-form)
- 籠もった (past)
KANJI NOTE:
Can be written as 籠もる or 篭もる. Also commonly written in hiragana.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 部屋に籠もる - to shut oneself in a room
- 家に籠もる - to stay at home
- 思いが籠もった - filled with feeling/emotion
- 気持ちが籠もる - to be filled with feeling
- 声が籠もる - voice becomes muffled
MODERN USAGE:
引き籠もり (hikikomori) - social withdrawal/recluse - is derived from this verb.
REGISTER:
Neutral. Common in everyday conversation and writing.