arm disability; person with disabled arms
Archaic term for a person with a disabled or paralyzed arm, or the condition itself. Not used in modern Japanese; historical or literary contexts only.
In old documents, there were people recorded as 'tenae' (those with arm disabilities).
Rare kanji spelling; the character 攣 means 'to contract' or 'to be paralyzed', but this word is archaic.
Alternate rare kanji spelling; literally 'hand withering'.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji spellings suggest a connection to hand paralysis or withering, but the word is archaic and its origin is not well-documented.