JLPT N1 · Noun / suru verb

麻痺 (mahi)

麻痺 (まひ, mahi) is a Japanese noun / suru verb meaning “paralysis; palsy”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まひ
Romaji
mahi
Word class
Noun + する (suru verb)
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. paralysis; palsy; stupor · noun, suru verb, intransitive
  2. numbness; loss of sensation · noun, suru verb, intransitive
  3. standstill; state of paralysis; inability to take action · noun, suru verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ゼネストで国中の機能が麻痺した。
The general strike paralyzed the whole country.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 麻痺

Noun + する (suru verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary麻痺するまひする mahisuru
Polite (~masu)麻痺しますまひします mahishimasu
Negative麻痺しないまひしない mahishinai
Polite negative麻痺しませんまひしません mahishimasen
Past麻痺したまひした mahishita
Polite past麻痺しましたまひしました mahishimashita
Negative past麻痺しなかったまひしなかった mahishinakatta
Te-form麻痺してまひして mahishite
Potential麻痺できるまひできる mahidekiru
Passive麻痺されるまひされる mahisareru
Causative麻痺させるまひさせる mahisaseru
Volitional麻痺しようまひしよう mahishiyou
Imperative麻痺しろまひしろ mahishiro
Conditional (~ba)麻痺すればまひすれば mahisureba

Kanji in 麻痺

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 麻痺.

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Source: JMdict entry 1604160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.