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    3. 手錠

    手錠

    手て錠じょう

    handcuffs

    N1KMT8News #22+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    手鎖

    てじょうてぐさり

    Noun

    1.
    handcuffs, manacles
    2.
    confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)
    historical term

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    警けい察さつ官かんが犯はん人にんに手て錠じょうをかけた。

    The police officer put handcuffs on the suspect.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    映えい画がの中なかで、主しゅ人じん公こうは手て錠じょうをかけられたまま逃とう走そうを図はかった。

    In the movie, the protagonist attempted to escape while still handcuffed.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentPolitics & Law
    犯はん罪ざい捜そう査さにおいて、手て錠じょうは被ひ疑ぎ者しゃの逃とう走そうを防ふせぐために使し用ようされる。

    In criminal investigations, handcuffs are used to prevent suspects from escaping.

    KMT8Politics & LawScience & Math
    江え戸ど時じ代だいの「手て錠じょう」は、現げん代だいのものとは形かたちが異ことなっていた。

    The "handcuffs" of the Edo period had a different shape from modern ones.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは不ふ正せい行こう為いの容よう疑ぎで逮たい捕ほされ、手て錠じょうをかけられて連れん行こうされた。

    He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct and led away in handcuffs.

    KMT9Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    錠
    lock・fetters・shackles
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