Japanese symbol for “disabled”
体の不自由
からだのふじゆう
Romaji: karadanofujiyuu
(physically) disabled; handicapped
In Japanese, disabled is 体の不自由, read からだのふじゆう (karadanofujiyuu).
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Meanings
- adj-f, adj-na, exp (physically) disabled; handicapped
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disabled”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使用不可 | しようふか shiyoufuka | unavailable; disabled |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
| 一体 | いったい ittai | (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disabled”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.