1.
staying home; staying indoors; cocooning
The act or habit of staying at home for extended periods rather than going out. Can be voluntary (enjoying home time) or due to circumstances like bad weather, illness, or social restrictions.
週末は家ごもりする予定だ。
I plan to stay home this weekend.
家ごもり需要で、デリバリーサービスが伸びた。
Delivery services grew due to stay-at-home demand.
雨の日は家ごもりして、映画を見たり本を読んだりするのが好きだ。
On rainy days, I like staying home, watching movies and reading books.
A word that gained widespread use during the pandemic era but existed before then. It describes the lifestyle trend of spending leisure time at home rather than going out. Often used with a positive nuance of enjoying one's home time.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 家ごもりする: to stay home, to cocoon
- 家ごもり需要: stay-at-home demand
- 家ごもり消費: stay-at-home spending
- 家ごもり生活: stay-at-home lifestyle
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 巣ごもり: nesting at home — very similar, also gained popularity during the pandemic
- 引きこもり: shut-in, social withdrawal — carries a negative connotation of isolation and social avoidance
- 在宅: being at home — neutral, often used for work-from-home contexts
NOTE:
家ごもり and 巣ごもり are nearly interchangeable. 巣ごもり uses the metaphor of staying in a nest and is perhaps slightly more common in media.