Kanji 篭 seclude oneself, cage, coop 籠 basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Related words 強ごう 姦かん The standard legal term for rape in modern Japanese, more neutral and commonly used than 手込め .
性せい 的てき 暴ぼう 行こう A broader term for sexual assault, often used in news and legal contexts.
Written forms 手て 込ご め Usage 17%
Standard kanji spelling for this meaning.
手て 籠ご め Usage 31%
手て ごめ Usage 31%
Kana-mixed spelling, common in modern usage.
てごめ Usage 20%
手て 篭ご め
Variant spelling using 篭 .
Etymology 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.
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