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Japanese
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| 癩者 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 癩 (rai, “leprosy”) + 者 (sha, “person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
癩者 • (raisha)
- (archaic) leper
- Synonym: 癩人 (raijin)
1941, Mansaku Itami, Eiga to rai no mondai [The issue about movies and leprosy]:
- したがって私は幼時から癩を意識したり癩者を見たりする機会が多かった。
- 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.
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