しびれる
N2 shibireru
- to become numb
- to go to sleep (i.e., a limb)
ichidan verbintransitive
Also written 痺れる
Chinese meanings
麻木;触电
Examples
- 右手がしびれます。My right hand is numb.右手发麻。
- その電線に触るとしびれるよ。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"
}
}