枷(かせ)shackles, fetters, irons, handcuffs, restraint, constraint, bonds (e.g. family), ties, binding relationship, binding relationships, encumbrance

枷(かせ)のせいで体(からだ)が自由(じゆう)に動(うご)きません。

Because of the shackles, my body cannot move freely.

昔(むかし)は刑具(けいぐ)の一(ひと)つとして、枷(かせ)が使(つか)われていた。

In the past, shackles were used as one of the instruments of punishment.

古(ふる)いしきたりが枷(かせ)となり、新(あら)たな事(こと)に挑戦(ちょうせん)できません。

Old customs have become a restraint, preventing us from taking on new challenges.

囚人(しゅうじん)が逃(に)げるのを防(ふせ)ぎたいのなら、手(て)より足(あし)に枷(かせ)をはめるべきだ。

If you want to prevent the prisoner from escaping, you should put shackles on their legs rather than their hands.

親(おや)の介護(かいご)が働(はたら)く上(うえ)で枷(かせ)となっていて、なかなか思(おも)ったように稼(かせ)げないです。

Taking care of my parents has become a constraint on my ability to work, and I can't earn as much as I'd like.