HISSO-RI ひっそり
Meanings
① Quiet, with no sound or sign of life, deserted and silent.
② The state of being quiet and inconspicuous so that people do not know about it.
Examples
① A crowded office district on weekdays turns into a quiet town on weekends and holidays.
平日は人の多いオフィス街が、休日はひっそりとした街に変わる。
② He was not good at socializing and lived his whole life in seclusion deep in the mountains.
人付き合いが苦手な彼は、生涯を山奥でひっそり暮らした。
①② Angkor Wat, when it was discovered, was tucked away deep in the forest.
アンコールワットは、発見された時、森の奥深くにひっそりと佇んでいたそうだ。
Dogmatic Opinion
While “Kossori” is associated with “hiding,” “Hissori” is associated with “quietness” and “distance from people,” and is not hiding, just not coming out from oneself.
Proximate Expression
quietness
