noun
feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
Dated, sensitive abbreviation of 精神薄弱. Once used in medical/administrative contexts but now largely replaced by terms like 知的障害. Avoid in modern respectful speech.
See also: 精神薄弱
精薄 was once used as an abbreviation for 精神薄弱, but is now considered discriminatory.
Abbreviation of 精神薄弱 (seishin hakujaku, 'mental weakness'), formed by taking the first kanji of each component.