Combining words


Well i wanted to know if combining finnish word "Erakko" and japanese word
"Hikikomori" into "Erakomori" would mean something stupid or could actually be
used...?

I mean, hikikomori is kind of its own word without direct english translation
right?




Hikikomori (引きこもり) is a pure Japanese-origin word. It's a stem (masu-stem) of
a compound verb 引きこもる, which means "to lock oneself up", "to confine oneself".
I know [this word has gained popularity outside of
Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori), but I have no idea how it's
used in Western countries. Etymologically, it has nothing to do with hermits,
of course.

Erakomori absolutely makes no sense to ordinary Japanese speakers because they
don't know _Erakko_ in the first place. Well, people sometimes do coin mixed-
English-Japanese-compound words, but this one is simply too difficult. I don't
know if it makes sense to Finnish people. If you believe both Erakko and
hikikomori are well-recognized words in your target community and everyone can
guess what Erakomori means, go ahead.

Or you're worried about whether erakomori happens to sound like something
totally different and funny (["Kinky"
university](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindai_University), for example)?
Then don't worry, erakomori sounds like meaningless gibberish to me. [えら (
_era_ )](http://jisho.org/word/%E9%B0%93) in Japanese also means _gills_ (of
fish), but I think very few Japanese people would have it in mind when they
suddenly see "erakomori".




Hikikomori (引きこもり) is a pure Japanese-origin word. It's a stem (masu-stem) of
a compound verb 引きこもる, which means "to lock oneself up", "to confine oneself".
I know [this word has gained popularity outside of
Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori), but I have no idea how it's
used in Western countries. Etymologically, it has nothing to do with hermits,
of course.

Erakomori absolutely makes no sense to ordinary Japanese speakers because they
don't know _Erakko_ in the first place. Well, people sometimes do coin mixed-
English-Japanese-compound words, but this one is simply too difficult. I don't
know if it makes sense to Finnish people. If you believe both Erakko and
hikikomori are well-recognized words in your target community and everyone can
guess what Erakomori means, go ahead.

Or you're worried about whether erakomori happens to sound like something
totally different and funny (["Kinky"
university](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindai_University), for example)?
Then don't worry, erakomori sounds like meaningless gibberish to me. [えら (
_era_ )](http://jisho.org/word/%E9%B0%93) in Japanese also means _gills_ (of
fish), but I think very few Japanese people would have it in mind when they
suddenly see "erakomori".

