Vocab Info

A3 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      shackles, fetters, irons, handcuffs, restraint, constraint

    2. Noun

      2.

      bonds (e.g. family), ties, binding relationship, binding relationships, encumbrance

    All Forms

    枷 【かせ】械 【かせ】

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    Examples

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      (かせ)のせいで(からだ)自由(じゆう)(うご)きません。

      Because of the shackles, my body cannot move freely.

        (むかし)刑具(けいぐ)の一つとして、(かせ)が使われていた。

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

          (ふる)いしきたりが(かせ)となり、(あたら)たな(こと)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)()げるのを(ふせ)ぎたいのなら、()より(あし)(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.

              (おや)介護(かいご)(はたら)(うえ)(かせ)となっていて、なかなか(おも)ったように(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.

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