聾ろう唖あ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

deafness

Refers specifically to the condition of being deaf. Often used in medical or formal contexts.

• 彼かれは生うまれつきの聾ろう唖あで、手しゅ話わで会かい話わする。

  He is congenitally deaf and communicates using sign language.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

deaf-mutism; deaf-mute person

Can refer to the condition of being both deaf and mute, or to a person with that condition. Note that 'deaf-mute' is now often considered outdated or insensitive in English; in Japanese, 聾唖者 (ろうあしゃ) is a more precise term for a person.

• 聾ろう唖あ者しゃのための教きょう育いく施し設せつが整せい備びされた。

  Educational facilities for deaf-mute people have been developed.