noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. Medicine, etc. term.paralysis, palsy, stupor.
  2. numbness, loss of sensation.
  3. standstill, state of paralysis, inability to take action. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
麻痺 まひ
痲痺 まひ
 
 
マヒ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hemp, flax, numb
あさ マ あ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
palsy, become numb, paralysed
ヒ しび.れる (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
lowly, base, vile
ヒ いや.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)