障害児

しょうがいじ
noun
child with a disability
healthperson
1. child with a disability; disabled child
A child who has a physical, intellectual, or developmental disability. Used in education, welfare, and medical contexts.
障害児(しょうがいじ)の教育(きょういく)を支援(しえん)する。
To support the education of children with disabilities.
この学校(がっこう)は障害児(しょうがいじ)を受(う)け入(い)れている。
This school accepts children with disabilities.
障害児(しょうがいじ)の親(おや)たちが集(あつ)まって情報(じょうほう)を交換(こうかん)した。
Parents of children with disabilities gathered to exchange information.

Composed of 障害(しょうがい) (disability, impairment) + 児(じ) (child). Appears in welfare and education terms such as 障害児(しょうがいじ)保育(ほいく) (childcare for disabled children).

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Usage

The spelling 障(しょう)がい児(じ), mixing kanji and kana, is increasingly preferred in official and considerate contexts to soften the negative connotation of the character 害(がい) (harm).

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Added 2026.7.15 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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