noun
intellectually disabled person
Obsolete abbreviation of 精神薄弱者. This term is now considered outdated and potentially offensive; modern Japanese uses 知的障害者 or similar respectful terms.
See also: 精神薄弱者
「精薄者」は、かつて「精神薄弱者」の略語として使われたが、現在では差別的な響きがあるため使われない。
精薄者 was once used as an abbreviation for 精神薄弱者, but it is no longer used because it now carries a discriminatory tone.
The current standard and respectful term for a person with an intellectual disability.
Abbreviation of 精神薄弱者 (seishin hakujakusha), literally 'mentally weak person'. The term is now obsolete and replaced by more respectful language.