Seclusion - Inton

Japanese: 隠遁 - いんとん

〘noun〙① To abandon worldly affairs and live in seclusion. Recluse. ※Mingheng Orai (maybe mid-11th century) Shimomoto: "What I most _desire is to live in seclusion." ※Toguan Kiko (c. 1242) Preface: "In other words, my body is in the morning market, but my mind is in seclusion." [Book of the Later Han - Imin Den - Kyoshin] ② To flee and hide. ※Kirei Mondo (c. 1185-90) "The young girls are frightened by _the strong woman _and go into seclusion, and the young samurai also accompany her child and send _him _{on a} train."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 世の俗事を捨て隠れ住むこと。遁世。※明衡往来（１１Ｃ中か）下本「最所_レ望也。隠遁之身」※東関紀行（1242頃）序「これ即ち、身は朝市にありて、心は隠遁にあるいはれなり」〔後漢書‐逸民伝・矯慎〕② 逃げ隠れること。※貴嶺問答（1185‐90頃）「少女等恐_二強姧_一隠遁、青侍又伴_二彼女子_一逐電」

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