癩者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
癩	者
らい Hyōgaiji	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
癩者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

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