Signed Japanese (日本語対応手話, Manually Coded Japanese), is a
manually coded
Manually coded languages (MCLs) are a family of gestural communication methods which include gestural spelling as well as constructed languages which directly interpolate the grammar and syntax of oral languages in a gestural-visual form—that ...
form of
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
that uses the signs of
Japanese Sign Language
, also known by the acronym JSL, is the dominant sign language in Japan and is a complete natural language, distinct from but influenced by the spoken Japanese language.
Population
There are 304,000 Deaf and Hard of Hearing people who are above ...
. It is not a natural form of communication among deaf people. It is not common, as sign language was banned in schools until 2002, and
oral education was used instead. Signed Japanese has some similarities to
Pidgin Signed Japanese, which may be used by non-native signers.
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
Japanese language
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