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重度身体障害 (じゅうどしんたいしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

重じゅう度ど身しん体たい障しょう害がい

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Meanings

1

severe physical disability

A formal term used in medical, legal, and welfare contexts to describe a significant physical impairment.

彼かれは重じゅう度ど身しん体たい障しょう害がいを持もちながらも、積せっ極きょく的てきに社

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Despite having a severe physical disability, he actively participates in society.

重じゅう度ど身しん体たい障しょう害がい者しゃ手て帳ちょうの交こう付ふを受うける。

Receive a certificate for persons with severe physical disabilities.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
度degrees, occurrence, time
身somebody, person, one's station in life
体body, substance, object
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

身しん体たい障しょう害がい
身体障害 is a general term for physical disability, while 重度身体障害 specifies a severe degree.
重じゅう度ど
重度 means 'severe' and is used as a prefix in compounds like 重度身体障害 to indicate severity.

Built from

重じゅう度ど+身しん体たい障しょう害がい

Etymology

Compound of 重度 (severe) + 身体 (body) + 障害 (disability).