Obsolete term for deafness or a deaf person. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 聴覚障害 or ろう者.
In old documents, the word みみしい is used to refer to a deaf person.
Obsolete kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
Alternate obsolete kanji spelling.
An old native formation from 耳 “ear” and しい, an obsolete word meaning “deaf” or “a deaf person.” The character 聾 supplies the meaning and does not represent the word’s internal formation.