跛は者しゃ

noun

cripple; lame person

Dated and now considered a sensitive, derogatory term for a person with a physical disability affecting walking. Modern Japanese prefers neutral terms such as 身体障害者 or 足の不自由な人.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「跛は者しゃ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられるが、現げん在ざいでは差さ別べつ的てきとされる。

  The term 跛者 appears in old documents, but it is now considered discriminatory.