手て枷かせ

noun

handcuffs; hand shackles

Physical restraints for the hands, used in historical or penal contexts. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 手錠 (てじょう) for handcuffs.

• 囚しゅう人じんは手て枷かせをはめられて護ご送そうされた。

  The prisoner was escorted with hand shackles on.

noun

restrictions; restraints

Figurative use for something that binds or limits freedom, like a metaphorical shackle. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

• 古ふるい慣かん習しゅうが改かい革かくの手て枷かせとなっている。

  Old customs have become shackles on reform.