A metal restraint used to bind a suspect's wrists; handcuffs or manacles typically used by police.
容疑者は現場で手錠をかけられた。
The suspect was handcuffed at the scene.
警官は犯人に手錠をかけ、安全を確保した。
The officer handcuffed the criminal and secured the situation.
手錠は取り扱いに注意が必要だ。
Handcuffs must be handled with care.
A historical term referring to confinement in chains or shackles (Edo-period judicial punishment).
当時は重い手錠で罪人を連行したという記録が残っている。
Records remain that prisoners were led in heavy shackles at that time.