金縛り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
金 縛
かな
Grade: 1		 しば
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kana, “metal”) +‎ 縛り (shibari, “binding”). kana is unbound form of 金 (kane); shibari is the nominalized form of the verb 縛る (shibaru, “to bind”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かなし​ばり [kànáshíꜜbàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) かなしばり [kànáshíbárí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠na̠ɕiba̠ɾʲi]

Noun

金(かな)縛(しば)り • (kanashibari) 

  1. (as if by metal chains) tightly bound
  2. the restraint of one's freedom using money
  3. sleep paralysis

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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