How to say deaf-mute in Japanese

聾唖【ろうあroua】

noun / ~の noun:

  • deafness
  • deaf-mute

Example Sentences

聾者roushaはha手話shuwaでde会話kaiwaがgaできるdekiru。
Deaf people can converse in sign language.
あいつaitsu、自分jibunがga音痴onchiだdaってtteことkoto知らないshiranaiんnだdaよyo。
He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.
聾唖者rouashaはha手話shuwaでde話すhanasu。
Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
父chichiはha私たちwatashitachiのno意見ikenにni耳を貸さなかったmimiwokasanakatta。
My father was deaf to our opinions.
彼女kanojoはha耳mimiのno不自由なfujiyuuna人々hitobitoのnoためtameのno学校gakkouにni通っているkayotteiru。
She goes to a school for the deaf.

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