Vocab Info

N2 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

麻痺(まひ)paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      paralysis, palsy, stupor

      Medicine
    2. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      numbness, loss of sensation

    3. Noun, する-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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    Examples

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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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