手錠 (Tejou) is a Japanese noun meaning “handcuffs, manacles, confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)”.
Meanings
- nounhandcuffs; manacles
- nounconfinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)
Examples
私は彼に手錠をかけた。
I put handcuffs on him.
抗議することもできないうちに、僕は手錠をかけられ、留置場に送られていた。
Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).