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ろうあ者 (ろうあしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ろうあ者しゃ

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Meanings

1

noun

deaf and mute person

Refers to a person who is both deaf and unable to speak. Often used in social welfare contexts.

ろうあ者しゃのための手しゅ話わ通つう訳やくが配はい置ちされた。
A sign language interpreter was arranged for the deaf and mute person.

Written forms

ろうあ者しゃ
Standard modern spelling using ろうあ (deaf-mute) and 者 (person).
聾ろう唖あ者しゃ
Kanji form using 聾 (deaf) and 唖 (mute). Recognizable but less common in everyday writing.

Kanji

者someone, person
聾deafness, deaf person, deafen
唖

mute, dumb

Similar words

ろう者しゃ
ろう者 refers to a deaf person without specifying muteness. ろうあ者 explicitly includes both deafness and muteness.
聴ちょう覚かく障しょう害がい者しゃ
聴覚障害者 is a broader term for a person with hearing impairment, not necessarily mute.

Etymology

Compound of ろうあ (deaf-mute, from 聾 'deaf' and 唖 'mute') and 者 (person).