手錠

てじょう

Also written 手鎖, てぐさり

Meanings

1. Noun handcuffs; manacles
2. confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

Kanji

• 手 hand. Read as て.
• 錠 lock. Read as ジョウ.

Example sentences

• 抗議することもできないうちに、僕は手錠をかけられ、留置場に送られていた。
  Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison.
• 私は彼に手錠をかけた。
  I put handcuffs on him.
• トムは手錠をかけられてたの？
  Was Tom handcuffed?

Common phrases

• 手錠をかける

Word lists

• JLPT N1

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists