Usage patterns 障しょう 害がい 者しゃ を 支し 援えん する to support people with disabilities
This organization carries out activities to support people with disabilities.
障しょう 害がい 者しゃ に 対たい する 〈 事こと 〉 (discrimination, understanding, etc.) directed toward people with disabilities
Efforts are being made to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities.
障しょう 害がい 者しゃ 向む けの 〈 物もの 〉 (facility, product, etc.) designed for people with disabilities
This facility is equipped with amenities designed for people with disabilities.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 障しょう 害がい 者しゃ になる for someone to become disabled
There is a system to support people who became disabled due to an accident.
Related words 障害者 is the neutral, standard term for a person with a disability, while 廃人 is an offensive, outdated word for the same idea.
障害者 is the broader term covering any disability (physical, intellectual, or mental), while 身体障害者 specifically refers to someone with a physical impairment.
障害者 covers any kind of disability (physical, intellectual, or mental), whereas 身障者 refers specifically to a physical disability.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
Word family· 16 person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
specified persons with disabilities
person with an intellectual disability; intellectually disabled person
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
hearing-impaired person; deaf person
Show 5 more Show fewer visually impaired person; person with a visual impairment
visually impaired person; person with a visual disability
person with a language disorder; person with a speech disorder
physically disabled person; person with a physical disability
ableism; disability discrimination
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Written forms 障しょう 害がい 者しゃ
Standard kanji spelling, widely used in official and everyday contexts.
障しょう がい 者しゃ
Alternative spelling using hiragana for 害 , sometimes preferred to avoid negative connotations of the kanji 害 .
障しょう 碍がい 者しゃ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 碍 is not a jōyō kanji.
Etymology Compound of 障害 (shōgai, 'obstacle, disability') and 者 (sha, 'person'). The spelling 障碍者 was historically used, but 障害者 became standard after the 常用漢字 reform.
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