麻ま痺ひ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

麻痺する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Medical term for loss of motor function or sensation. Can refer to complete or partial paralysis.

numbness; loss of sensation

Often used for temporary sensory loss, such as from cold, pressure, or anesthesia. Can overlap with sense 1 in medical contexts.

usually written using kana alone

Figurative use describing a situation, system, or person's ability to function being halted or severely impaired. Often written in kana.

〈体からだの部ぶ分ぶん〉が麻ま痺ひするfor a body part to become paralyzed
事じ故こで足あしが麻ま痺ひしてしまった。
His leg became paralyzed in the accident.
感かん覚かくが麻ま痺ひするfor one's senses to go numb
寒さむさで手ての感かん覚かくが麻ま痺ひしてきた。
My hands started to go numb from the cold.
〈事こと〉が麻ま痺ひするfor a system or function to grind to a halt
大おお雪ゆきで交こう通つうが麻ま痺ひした。
Traffic came to a standstill because of the heavy snow.
麻ま痺ひ状じょう態たいになるto fall into a state of paralysis/standstill
システムが麻ま痺ひ状じょう態たいになり、業ぎょう務むが止とまった。
The system fell into a state of paralysis and operations stopped.
麻ま痺ひを起おこすto cause/bring on paralysis or numbness
薬くすりの副ふく作さ用ようで麻ま痺ひを起おこすことがある。
The drug's side effects can sometimes cause paralysis.

しびれN3sense 2
しびれ is a tingling or numb sensation that is usually temporary, while 麻痺 can mean total loss of movement or feeling and is a more clinical, serious term.
不ふ随ずい sense 1
不随 specifically means loss of the ability to move (as in 半身不随), while 麻痺 covers both motor and sensory loss and also extends to figurative standstills.
硬こう直ちょく sense 1
硬直 describes stiffness or rigidity of muscles or joints, whereas 麻痺 refers to a loss of movement or sensation rather than stiffening.
停てい止しN3sense 3
停止 is a neutral word for something stopping or halting, while 麻痺 (figurative) implies a system or function being incapacitated, often against its will.

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しびれるN3
麻痺する is the clinical term for paralysis or loss of function, while 痺れる is the everyday word for temporary numbness or tingling.
スタン
麻痺 is the general medical term for paralysis or numbness, while スタン is a gaming loanword for a temporary, action-disabling status effect.

麻疹はしか
麻疹 (measles) shares the kanji 麻 with 麻痺 but is an unrelated illness with no connection to paralysis or numbness.

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麻ま痺ひUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses. High priority.
マヒUsage11%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is also used, particularly in medical or technical contexts.
まひUsage9%
Kana spelling is common, especially for the figurative 'standstill' sense (sense 3), which is usually written in kana.
痲ま痺ひUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; included for recognition.

The kanji 麻 (ma, 'hemp') and 痺 (hi, 'numbness/palsy') combine to express the concept of paralysis. The word is of Chinese origin (kango).