盲もう人じん

も

う

じ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

blind person; visually impaired person

Neutral, formal term for a person who is blind. In everyday conversation, 目の不自由な方 or 視覚障害者 are often preferred as more sensitive alternatives.

盲もう人じん用ようの点てん字じブロックが駅えきに設せっ置ちされている。
Tactile paving for blind people is installed at the station.
彼かれは盲もう人

じん

で

あり

ながら

、

ピアニスト

と

し

て

活かつ

躍やく

し

て

いる

。

Although he is blind, he is active as a pianist.

視し覚かく障しょう害がい者しゃ
More formal and commonly used in official contexts; literally 'visually impaired person'.
目めの不ふ自じ由ゆうな方かた
A polite, indirect expression often used in spoken Japanese to refer to a blind person.

Compound of 盲 (もう, 'blind') and 人 (じん, 'person'). The reading もう is the on'yomi of 盲, and じん is the on'yomi of 人.