手錠(てじょう)

てじょう
noun
handcuffs
1. handcuffs
Metal restraints placed around a person's wrists, typically used by police during an arrest.
犯人(はんにん)に手錠(てじょう)をかけた。
They handcuffed the criminal.
警察官(けいさつかん)は容疑者(ようぎしゃ)に手錠(てじょう)をかけて連行(れんこう)した。
The police officer handcuffed the suspect and took them away.
手錠(てじょう)をかけられたまま裁判所(さいばんしょ)に連(つ)れて行(い)かれた。
He was taken to the courthouse still in handcuffs.

WORD FORMATION:
手(て) (hand) + 錠(じょう) (lock)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 手錠(てじょう)をかける: to put handcuffs on someone
  • 手錠(てじょう)をかけられる: to be handcuffed (passive)
  • 手錠(てじょう)を外(はず)す: to remove handcuffs
  • 手錠(てじょう)をされたまま: while still handcuffed

CONTEXT:
In Japanese criminal procedure, handcuffing is a significant legal act. Frequently encountered in crime dramas, news reports, and detective fiction. Images of suspects in 手錠(てじょう) are sometimes blurred on Japanese TV to protect their rights.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 逮捕(たいほ): arrest
  • 拘束(こうそく): restraint, detention
  • 腰縄(こしなわ): waist rope (historically used alongside handcuffs)
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Added 2026.3.23 19:21 · Revised 2026.3.30 15:07
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