癩者

Compound of 癩(らい) (rai, “leprosy”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “person”).

• (Tokyo) らいしゃ [ráꜜìshà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠iɕa̠]

癩(らい)者(しゃ) • (raisha) 

1. (archaic) leper

   Synonym: 癩人 (raijin)

   • 1941, Mansaku Itami, Eiga to rai no mondai [The issue about movies and leprosy]‎^[1]:

     したがって私(わたし)は幼(よう)時(じ)から癩(らい)を意(い)識(しき)したり癩(らい)者(しゃ)を見(み)たりする機(き)会(かい)が多(おお)かった。

     Shitagatte watashi wa yōji kara rai o ishiki shitari raisha o mitari suru kikai ga ōkatta.

     Therefore, I had many opportunities to be conscious of a leprosy and to see lepers from early childhood.

• ハンセン病(びょう) (Hansen-byō)
• 癩(らい)病(びょう) (raibyō)