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：2026/01/07
癩者
Hiragana
らいしゃ / らいもの
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
ハンセン病（癩病）にかかった人を指す、差別的な語。現在では不適切とされ、一般には用いられない。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ハンセンびょうという、からだのびょうきをもつ人をさす、ふるいことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
麻风病人（旧称） / 患汉森病的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
麻瘋病人 / 癩病患者
Korean Meaning
나병 환자 / 한센병 환자
Vietnamese Meaning
người mắc bệnh phong (cùi) / người cùi (cách gọi cũ)
Tagalog Meaning
ketongin / taong may ketong / leproso
Sense（1）
(archaic) leper
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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In old Japan, lepers were ostracized from society.
See correct answer
昔の日本では、癩者は社会から遠ざけられていました。
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