しびれる

しびれる · shibireru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to become numb

🧊 痺 = 疒 (sickness radical) + 卑; numbness is a sickness of the nerves

The -れる ending marks something that happens to you, not something you do. Use it for a foot that has fallen asleep or a numb tongue after a dentist visit.

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