盲者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盲	者
もう Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
盲者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 盲(もう) (mō, “blind”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “person”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もーしゃ [móꜜòshà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

盲(もう)者(しゃ) • (mōsha) ^{←まうしゃ (mausya)?}

1. blind person

Synonyms

• 盲(もう)人(じん) (mōjin)
• 視(し)覚(かく)障(しょう)害(がい)者(しゃ) (shikaku shōgaisha)

Antonyms

• 晴(せい)眼(がん)者(しゃ) (seigansha)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN