金縛り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かな
Grade: 1
しば
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (kana, metal) +‎ 縛り (shibari, binding). kana is unbound form of (kane); shibari is the nominalized form of the verb 縛る (shibaru, to bind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かな)(しば) (kanashibari

  1. (as if by metal chains) tightly bound
  2. the restraint of one's freedom using money
  3. sleep paralysis

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN