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"Let's enjoy learning Japanese Sign Language"
This page. Japanese Sign Language, while borrowing some from other countries'
systems, has many signs entirely unique to Japan. |
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"The 50 sounds of Japanese Language"
Most Japanese users of sign language have moderate to severe hearing impairment.
Due to this, learning English by using their sense of hearing and lip reading
can be next to impossible without the use of finger spelling. |
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"Practice JSL Fingerspelling" Below are the fifty sounds of Japanese written in hiragana, katakana and Romanized script. If the cursor is moved over the top of a sound, the matching hand form in JSL will be revealed.
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"Basic Daily Communication"
In Japanese culture, greeting people is one of the most important and necessary
ingredients in communication with people. Here is shown the three basic
greetings for morning ("Ohayo gozaimasu" meaning "Good morning"
in Japanese), afternoon ("Konnichiwa" meaning "Good afternoon"
in Japanese) and evening ("Konbanwa" meaning "Good evening"
in Japanese). |
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"Signs for Countries"
This page features the Japanese Sign Language that is used to sign some
of the main countries that ALTs come from. |
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"WH Questions"
In order to be able to communicate effectively, one must be able to ask and recognize questions. Presented here are some keywords that will allow one to ask a variety of questions in Japanese Sign Language. |
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"Days of the week"
Presented here are the days of the week in Japanese Sign Language. The signs closely resemble the Chinese characters used to write the days. |
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"Personality"
Sometimes, when meeting a group of people for the first time, one may have to describe themselves to the group. Here are a few descriptive adjectives that one can use to describe their own personality. |
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"Signs for Hobbies 1"
This page features hobbies like walking, mountain climbing, and many other
hobbies that ALTs might have. |
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"Signs for Hobbies 2"
This page features hobbies like karaoke, watching movies and many other hobbies that ALTs might have. |
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"Signs for Adjectives" This page contains adjectives that can be used in everyday conversation with
JSL users. While they in no way run the gambit of signs needed for conversation, they will provide you with some useful words that can be used in a variety of situations. |
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