難なん聴ちょう者しゃ

noun

deaf person; hearing-impaired person

A person with hearing loss; often used in medical or social welfare contexts. Can refer to both those who are deaf and those who are hard of hearing.

• 難なん聴ちょう者しゃのための補ほ聴ちょう器きが進しん歩ぽしている。

  Hearing aids for the hearing-impaired are advancing.

• 彼かれは難なん聴ちょう者しゃだが、手しゅ話わでコミュニケーションが取とれる。

  He is deaf, but can communicate using sign language.