ハンセン病びょう患かん者じゃ

noun

Hansen's disease patient; leprosy patient

Medical term for a person with Hansen's disease (leprosy). The English gloss 'leper' is outdated and potentially offensive; 'Hansen's disease patient' or 'person affected by leprosy' is preferred in modern usage.

• ハンセン病びょう患かん者じゃに対たいする偏へん見けんは今いまも根ね強づよい。

  Prejudice against Hansen's disease patients remains deep-rooted.

• 彼かれはハンセン病びょう患かん者じゃのための療りょう養よう所じょで働はたらいている。

  He works at a sanatorium for Hansen's disease patients.