Shiloh
Is there a polite way to say "deaf individual" in Japanese? I study Deaf Education in college, and when I am asked about what I study, I don't want to accidentally say an impolite/rude term. Is there a proper way to say that a person or student is deaf? ありがとうございます。 :)
18 dic 2015 02:48
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As Leeさん mentioned above, a deaf person can be 聴覚障害者 (ちょうかくしょうがいしゃ) and the deaf education is 聴覚障害教育 (ちょうかくしょうがいきょういく). However, "聴覚障害" covers both 聾 (ろう: deaf) and 難聴(なんちょう:hearing difficulties). ”聾” is also used like 聾学校(ろうがっこう): school for the deaf students, 聾教育(ろうきょういく): deaf education, 聾者(ろうしゃ): the deaf people, etc.
19 dicembre 2015
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I think it sounds a bit "book-ish," but one way to refer to a deaf person is 聴覚障害者 (ちょうかくしょうがいしゃ = lit. "hearing-impaired person"). Then you could combine this with the word for education (教育=きょういく) and say: 聴覚障害者の教育を勉強しています。 ちょうかくしょうがいしゃのきょういくをべんきょうしています。 I study Deaf Education. From my experience, this appears to be an accepted term, but a native speaker should also comment to be absolutely certain.
18 dicembre 2015
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