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障害者 (しょうがいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
disabled person ; person with a disability
Refers to a person with a physical or mental disability. The term is neutral and commonly used in legal and social contexts, though some prefer alternative expressions to avoid any perceived negative nuance of 害.
障しょう
害がい
者しゃ
雇こ
用よう
を
促そく
進しん
する
法ほう
律りつ
が
施し
行こう
さ
れ
た
。
A law to promote employment of persons with disabilities was enacted.
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.
