Refers to the speech disfluency itself. It is a sensitive term, so use with care.
See also: 吃音
stammerer; stutterer
Refers to a person who stammers or stutters. Also sensitive; avoid using it to label someone casually.
He has a stutter and takes time to speak.
I was a stutterer as a child, but now it hardly bothers me.
Rare kanji form; the kana spelling どもり is strongly preferred in modern usage.
Derived from the verb どもる (to stammer), with the nominalizing suffix り. The kanji 吃 is used for its meaning 'to stammer', but the word is native Japanese.