mental or physical disability; mental or physical disorder
A formal term encompassing both mental and physical disabilities. Often used in legal, medical, and social welfare contexts.
The Welfare Law for Persons with Physical and Mental Disabilities aims to support people with mental or physical disabilities.
He lives independently despite having a mental or physical disability.
障害 is a general term for obstacle, hindrance, or disability. 心身障害 specifically refers to disabilities that are mental or physical in nature.
身体障害 refers specifically to physical disabilities, while 心身障害 includes both mental and physical disabilities.
知的障害 refers to intellectual disabilities, a subset of mental disabilities. 心身障害 is broader, covering all mental and physical disabilities.
Compound of 心身 (shinshin, 'mind and body') and 障害 (shōgai, 'disorder, disability').