Talk:Toumei Answer/@comment-124.181.90.190-20130430095728/@comment-23936097-20140317220013

There's a difference. A hikkikomori is a shut-in, a person who refuses to go out of their house, at most, because they are afraid of society, mostly because they don't want to be looked down on. A NEET actually goes out once in a while but does not contribute to society or the people around them.