Meaning

Primary

Sleep Paralysis

Alternative

Temporary Paralysis

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 縛る means "to bind?" Well, in Japanese being bound by gold means you're experiencing sleep paralysis, or temporary paralysis. Just imagine that you're waking from a dream where you're bound up in gold thread, and it's stopping you from moving.

Reading

かなしばり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a combination of the words and 縛る. Both use the kun'yomi readings, but becomes かな instead of かね. If you can remember that exception, this should be easy!

Context

Context Sentences

金縛りにあったことはありますか。

Have you ever had sleep paralysis before?

Kanji Composition