金縛り

Reading

Kana: かなしばり
Romaji: kanashibari
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis

2

being tied down with money

Note: colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: バク、 しば.る
Meanings: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain