noun
rape; sexual violation
A somewhat dated or literary term for rape, often implying physical force. In modern contexts, 強姦 (ごうかん) or 性的暴行 (せいてきぼうこう) are more common legal/neutral terms.
彼女は手込めに遭ったと訴えた。
She claimed she had been raped.
古文書には手込めの記述が残っている。
There are descriptions of rape in the old documents.
Variant spelling using 篭.
Compound of 手 (て, 'hand') and 込め (こめ, from 込める 'to put in, to use'), literally 'using one's hands'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used to refer to rape by force.