Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
らい
Hyōgaiji
しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
癩者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (らい) (rai, leprosy) + (しゃ) (sha, person).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(らい)(しゃ) (raisha

  1. (archaic) leper
    Synonym: 癩人 (raijin)

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN