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言語障害 (げんごしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
language disorder ; speech disorder ; speech impediment
Broad term covering developmental or acquired difficulties with speaking, understanding, reading, or writing. Used in medical, educational, and everyday contexts.
障しょう
害がい
の
治ち
療りょう
に
は
言げん
語ご
聴ちょう
覚かく
士し
が
関かか
わる
。
Speech-language-hearing therapists are involved in the treatment of language disorders.
Similar words 吃きつ 音おん 吃音 specifically refers to stuttering, while 言語障害 is a broader term encompassing various speech and language disorders.
失しつ 語ご 症しょう 失語症 is aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage, whereas 言語障害 includes developmental and other types of disorders.
Etymology Compound of 言語 (language) and 障害 (disorder, impediment). The term is a direct conceptual borrowing from Western medical terminology, likely calqued from English 'language disorder' or German 'Sprachstörung'.
