ろう者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
者
しゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
聾者

Etymology

Compound of 聾(ろう) (rō, “deaf”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “person”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろーしゃ [róꜜòshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

ろう者(しゃ) • (rōsha) 

  1. deaf person, especially user of a sign language

Antonyms

  • 聴者(ちょうしゃ) (chōsha)
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