Word Meaning 手錠

てじょう tejou

手錠 is read as てじょう (tejou) and means confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

てじょう

Romaji

tejou

Writing Variants

  • 手鎖 てぐさり tegusari
  • 手鎖 てじょう tejou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6355 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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手帳

てちょう

certificate

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady

手弁当

てべんとう

working without pay

手投げ弾

てなげだん

hand grenade