金縛り

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(as if by metal chains) tightly bound
sleep paralysis

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 金 (gold, metal, money, w, golden) + Japanese 縛り (binding, tying).

Origin

Japanese

縛り

Gloss

binding, tying

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

shibari English
お金 Japanese
白金 Japanese
縛り Japanese
縛り手 Japanese
金 Japanese
金持ち Japanese
金時草 Japanese
金木犀 Japanese
金槌 Japanese
金沢 Japanese
錬金術 Japanese
鍛冶 Japanese
雁金 Japanese
鼎 Japanese
コンガネ Ainu