Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

麻痺(まひ)paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      paralysis, palsy, stupor

      Medicine
    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      numbness, loss of sensation

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      standstill, state of paralysis, inability to take action

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    麻痺 【まひ】痲痺 【まひ】マヒ

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      交通(こうつう)麻痺(まひ)した原因(げんいん)大型(おおがた)台風(たいふう)です。

      The cause of the traffic paralysis is a large typhoon.

      • N2

      (からだ)(みぎ)半分(はんぶん)麻痺(まひ)しているので(ある)(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      I cannot walk because the right half of my body is paralyzed.

      • N2

      ホストクラブにはまっている彼女(かのじょ)金銭(きんせん)感覚(かんかく)麻痺(まひ)している。

      Her addiction to host clubs has numbed her financial sense.

      • N2

      交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)下半身(かはんしん)麻痺(まひ)してしまった(はなし)()(こと)には(つら)いものがある。

      It's painful to hear stories of people who have been paralyzed from the waist down in traffic accidents.

      • N2

      ずっと氷水(こおりみず)()()けていたのなら、(つめ)たさで指先(ゆびさき)麻痺(まひ)するのも当然(とうぜん)だ。

      If you keep your hands in ice water for a long time, it's only natural that your fingertips will go numb from the cold.

      • N2
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