麻痺(まひ) まひ noun paralysis; numbness; palsy health 1. paralysis; numbness; loss of sensation or movement A medical condition where part of the body loses feeling or the ability to move. 脳卒中(のうそっちゅう)で半身(はんしん)麻痺(まひ)になった。🔊 He became paralyzed on one side due to a stroke. 手(て)が麻痺(まひ)して感覚(かんかく)がない。🔊 My hand is numb and I can't feel anything. 局所(きょくしょ)麻酔(ますい)で一時的(いちじてき)に麻痺(まひ)させる。🔊 Local anesthesia temporarily numbs the area. 2. paralysis (figurative); dysfunction; breakdown A state where a system, organization, or function stops working properly. 交通(こうつう)が麻痺(まひ)している。🔊 Traffic is paralyzed. 大雪(おおゆき)で都市(とし)機能(きのう)が麻痺(まひ)した。🔊 The heavy snow paralyzed the city's functions. 経済(けいざい)活動(かつどう)が麻痺(まひ)状態(じょうたい)に陥(おちい)った。🔊 Economic activity fell into a state of paralysis. 麻痺(まひ) is used both medically and figuratively.Medical terms半身(はんしん)麻痺(まひ): hemiplegia (paralysis on one side)全身(ぜんしん)麻痺(まひ): total paralysis顔面(がんめん)麻痺(まひ): facial paralysis小児(しょうに)麻痺(まひ): polio (infantile paralysis)Usage交通(こうつう)麻痺(まひ): traffic paralysis/gridlock機能(きのう)麻痺(まひ): functional paralysis感覚(かんかく)が麻痺(まひ)する: to become desensitizedCommon collocations麻痺(まひ)する: to become paralyzed/numb麻痺(まひ)させる: to paralyze general Added 2026.1.30 23:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 09000/09013_mahi