Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)
to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock)
to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized; to be enthralled
Medicine
paralysis; palsy; stupor
numbness; loss of sensation
Word usually written using kana alone
standstill; state of paralysis; inability to take action
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
heart failure
Medicine
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
Medicine
cerebral palsy
to go numb; to have pins and needles
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