noun
Obsolete term for deafness or a deaf person. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 聴覚障害 or ろう者.
古文書には「みみしい」という語が聾者を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word みみしい is used to refer to a deaf person.
Modern term for a deaf person, especially within the Deaf community.
Obsolete kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
Alternate obsolete kanji spelling.
Compound of 耳 (mimi, 'ear') + 癈 (shi, 'disabled'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an old native Japanese word for deafness.