痺
palsy, become numb, paralysed
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒ
Kun'yomi
- しび.れる
Meaning
痺 centers on a loss of sensation or control: numbness, paralysis, or palsy. The meanings describe a state where the body or a part of it becomes unresponsive.
Most common words using 痺
20 of 33- 麻痺まひN1
paralysis; palsy; stupor
- 痺れしびれN3
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
- 痺れるしびれるN3
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)
- ベル麻痺ベルまひ
Bell's palsy
- 半身麻痺はんしんまひ
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
- 反回神経麻痺はんかいしんけいまひ
recurrent nerve paralysis
- 四肢麻痺ししまひ
quadriplegia; tetraplegia
- 家族性痙性対麻痺かぞくせいけいせいたいまひ
familial spastic paraplegia
- 対麻痺ついまひ
paraplegia
- 小児麻痺しょうにまひ
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
- 弛緩性麻痺しかんせいまひ
flaccid paralysis
- 心臓麻痺しんぞうまひ
heart failure
- 振顫麻痺しんせんまひ
shaking palsy; Parkinson's disease
- 日陰痺茸ひかげしびれたけ
Psilocybe argentipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
- 片麻痺かたまひ
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
- 産褥麻痺さんじょくまひ
milk fever; parturient paresis; postparturient hypocalcemia
- 痙性麻痺けいせいまひ
spastic paralysis
- 痺れが切れるしびれがきれる
to go numb; to have pins and needles
- 痺れを切らすしびれをきらす
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
- 痺れエイしびれエイ
electric ray (any ray of order Torpediniformes)
Study
Etymology
痺 combines 疒 (sickness) with 卑, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses illness-related numbness or paralysis.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 卑, like a creeping numbness that traps the body. Picture a sickness that makes your limbs feel low and unresponsive.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒ, imagine a person with palsy trying to say 'heal' but only managing a weak 'he...' sound: he -> ヒ, as the numbness makes speech difficult.