palsy, become numb, paralysed
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヒ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しび.れる
About this kanji
The kanji 「痺」 primarily means "numbness" or "palsy," and it is associated with sensations of lack of feeling or paralysis. It is commonly used as a verb with the kun'yomi reading しび.れる, which means "to become numb." Although it doesn't frequently appear in many compounds, it can be part of terms related to health or medicine. A usage note is that when you want to describe a body part feeling numb, you can say, "手がしびれる" (the hand is numb). This kanji is less commonly encountered than others, but it's useful for discussing sensations in daily conversations.
Example sentences
足が痺れました。
My legs have become numb.
Meanings across languages
- English
- palsy, become numb, paralysed
- 한국어
- 마비
- 中文
- 麻痹
- id
- paresis
- th
- อัมพาต
- es
- parálisis
- fr
- paralysie
- de
- Lähmung
- pt
- paralisia
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