義手(ぎしゅ)

ぎしゅ
noun
prosthetic hand; artificial arm
1. prosthetic hand; artificial arm
An artificial replacement for a missing hand or arm. Ranges from simple cosmetic devices to sophisticated electronic prosthetics.
義手(ぎしゅ)を付(つ)けている。
He is wearing a prosthetic hand.
最新(さいしん)の義手(ぎしゅ)は指(ゆび)を自由(じゆう)に動(うご)かすことができる。
The latest prosthetic hands can move their fingers freely.
事故(じこ)で片腕(かたうで)を失(うしな)ったが、義手(ぎしゅ)を使(つか)って日常生活(にちじょうせいかつ)を送(おく)っている。
He lost an arm in an accident, but he uses a prosthetic arm for daily life.

USAGE:
義手(ぎしゅ) literally means "righteous hand" — the character 義(ぎ) here means "substitute" or "artificial" (as in 義理(ぎり) meaning social obligation). This 義(ぎ) prefix is used for various prosthetics.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 義手(ぎしゅ)を付(つ)ける (to put on a prosthetic hand)
  • 義手(ぎしゅ)を装着(そうちゃく)する (to wear/fit a prosthetic — formal)
  • 電動(でんどう)義手(ぎしゅ) (electric/powered prosthetic hand)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 義足(ぎそく): prosthetic leg
  • 義歯(ぎし): false teeth, dentures
  • 義眼(ぎがん): artificial eye
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