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瞽者 (こしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

瞽こ者しゃ

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しゃ

Meanings

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noun

Archaic or literary term for a blind person. In modern Japanese, 盲人 (もうじん) or 視覚障害者 (しかくしょうがいしゃ) are the standard neutral terms.

古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには「瞽こ者しゃ」という表ひょう現げんが時とき折おり見みられる。
The expression 瞽者 occasionally appears in classical literature.

Kanji

瞽blind person
者someone, person

Similar words

盲もう人じん
Standard neutral term for a blind person in modern Japanese, unlike the archaic 瞽者.
視し覚かく障しょう害がい者しゃ
Formal, politically correct term for a visually impaired person, widely used in official contexts.

Etymology

Composed of 瞽 (blind) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'blind person' in classical Chinese-influenced vocabulary.