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hearing impairment; hearing disability
a partial or total inability to hear, ranging from mild hearing loss to complete deafness
The standard formal and medical term for hearing impairment or deafness. Composed of 聴覚 (hearing, auditory sense) + 障害 (impairment, disability). Used in official documents, medical contexts, and accessibility discussions.
Common collocations
- 聴覚障害者 — person with a hearing impairment
- 聴覚障害児 — child with a hearing impairment
- 先天性聴覚障害 — congenital hearing impairment
- 聴覚障害者マーク — hearing impairment symbol/mark
Support and accommodations
- 手話 — sign language
- 補聴器 — hearing aid
- 人工内耳 — cochlear implant
- 字幕 — subtitles/captions
- 筆談 — communication by writing
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難聴 (hearing loss, hard of hearing)
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牢 (deaf)
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視覚障害 (visual impairment)