Deaf

"Deaf" in Japanese

ろう

(relating to the culture of deaf signers)

耳が不自由

mimi ga fujiyuu

(unable to hear)

耳の聞こえない

mimi no kikoenai

(unable to hear)

聴覚障害者

chōkaku-shōgaisha

(unable to hear, used as a substantive: deaf people considered as a group)

tsumbo

(unable to hear, used as a substantive: deaf people considered as a group)

聾者

rōsha

(unable to hear, used as a substantive: deaf people considered as a group)

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