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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

しびれる

N2
shibireru
  1. to become numb
  2. to go to sleep (i.e., a limb)
ichidan verbintransitive

Also written 痺れる

Chinese meanings

麻木;触电

Examples

  • 右みぎ手てがしびれます。
    My right hand is numb.
    右手发麻。
  • その電でん線せんに触さわるとしびれるよ。
    If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.
    碰到那根电线会触电。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('fea2ab6e2e'); // しびれる
{
  "id": "fea2ab6e2e",
  "word": "しびれる",
  "reading": "しびれる",
  "romaji": "shibireru",
  "meanings": [
    "to become numb",
    "to go to sleep (i.e., a limb)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1569620,
  "other_forms": [
    "痺れる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "右手がしびれます。",
      "furigana": "{右手|みぎて}がしびれます。",
      "en": "My right hand is numb.",
      "tatoeba_id": 189908
    },
    {
      "ja": "その電線に触るとしびれるよ。",
      "furigana": "その{電線|でんせん}に{触|さわ}るとしびれるよ。",
      "en": "If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.",
      "tatoeba_id": 207569
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a1f0d2f3583f83550d108ef3ccf1b29dba049bda262e09a74f46c6577b8d1d46",
    "meanings": [
      "麻木",
      "触电"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "右手がしびれます。",
        "zh": "右手发麻。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その電線に触るとしびれるよ。",
        "zh": "碰到那根电线会触电。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/fea2ab6e2e",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1569620; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d911fccaab82bf75961cd0523c2c89e96d8e28603ae103620a8c5c3d0c7c7804"
  }
}