noun
Japanese Federation of the Deaf; JFD
Official name of the national organization for the deaf in Japan.
全日本ろうあ連盟は、聴覚障害者の権利を守るために活動しています。
The Japanese Federation of the Deaf works to protect the rights of people with hearing impairments.
Compound of 全日本 (zen-nihon, 'all-Japan'), ろうあ (rōa, 'deaf'), and 連盟 (renmei, 'federation'). The term ろうあ is a modern kana representation of the older kanji 聾唖.