麻痺

• 読み: まひ
• ローマ字: mahi
• 漢字の分解: 麻 (ma) — hemp, numb; 痺 (hi) — numbness, paralysis
• 発音: /ma.çi/

意味

Paralysis; numbness; stupor. Loss of sensation or function in a body part, or figurative dulling of senses.

A noun and suru verb with both medical and figurative uses. Medically, it refers to loss of muscle function or sensation (手足の麻痺, paralysis of limbs). Figuratively, it describes becoming numb or desensitised to something (感覚が麻痺する, senses becoming numb). Both kanji are outside the standard jouyou set, so the word is sometimes written in hiragana or as マヒ in casual contexts.

例文

1. 長時間正座していたら足が麻痺してしまった。
2. 毎日同じニュースを見ていると感覚が麻痺してくる。
3. 脳梗塞の後遺症で右半身に麻痺が残っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, health, figurative expressions, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 麻 (ma, hemp/numb) + 痺 (hi, numbness/paralysis). 麻 refers to the numbing effect of hemp (cannabis) used in traditional medicine, while 痺 means numbness or pins-and-needles. Together they describe the state of being unable to feel or move.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal