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麻痺 (まひ): paralysis, palsy, numbness — Japanese vocabulary

麻痺 is read まひ and means "paralysis, palsy, numbness". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

麻痺

Reading
まひ · mahi
Translation
paralysis, palsy, numbness
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
まひがまひが

Example

ゼネストで国中の機能が麻痺した。

ゼネストでくにちゅうのきのうがまひした。

The general strike paralyzed the whole country.

Kanji in this word

  • 麻 — Hemp, Flax, Numb

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