Definition of 雁字搦め (がんじがらめ)
がんじがら
雁字搦め
がんじがらめ
ganjigarame
adverb
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bound hand and foot, hedged in (e.g. by restrictions), immobile(usually kana)
Other readings:
がんじがらめ《がんじ搦め》
、がんじがらめ《雁字がらめ》
Related Kanji
雁 | wild goose |
字 | character, letter, word, section of village |
搦 | bind, tie, approx. |