Japanese Sign Language(JSL)

I was wondering if anyone knew of any good resources for learning how to speak Japanese Sign Language(JSL). I've been watching this drama about a deaf and mute girl and I've picked up quite a few words already.

I'm currently in the US right now, but hopefully one day I'll live in Japan. Anyway, I've always been fascinated by sign language and think it'd be cool to speak to people using JSL.

Jya, Douzo Yoroshiku.

what drama is it? it sounds interesting.... :jumpie:

Heaven's Coin 3

you can get it from

http://encodes.free.fr

and click on JDrama

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Deaf and mute girls in dramas.

Yup. Hoshi no Kinka 1,2, and 3.
Also, Shiawase no Shippo.
Loveless, check it out. I recommend Hoshi no Kinka 1. Very good!
Never seen Hoshi no Kinka 3. All I know is that there ain't no Sakai Noriko in it :( Bunch of other characters.

hmm...i've always thought that sign language was universal

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pangit wrote:hmm...i've always thought that sign language was universal

Here's a great web site covering JSL:

http://www.deaflibrary.org/jsl.html

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ahochaude wrote:Deaf and mute girls in dramas.

Yup. Hoshi no Kinka 1,2, and 3.
Also, Shiawase no Shippo.
Loveless, check it out. I recommend Hoshi no Kinka 1. Very good!
Never seen Hoshi no Kinka 3. All I know is that there ain't no Sakai Noriko in it :( Bunch of other characters.

YES SIR!...thanks for the heads up!

juliana_phang wrote:hey loveless!!!!!
your avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes:

LOL all the girls love it! just look at HYDE! BAD@SS clothes! that's the kinda stuff girls like huh!?

remeber this one? [image]'NO CLOTHES!' that's the kinda stuff GUYS like!LOL

lovelessemotion wrote: LOL all the girls love it! just look at HYDE! BAD@SS clothes! that's the kinda stuff girls like huh!?

lollZ!!!
he's darn darn darn cool..lolZ
that pic was dated quite some time ago

The only thing that I can sign in Japanese sign language is "I love you", "Chigau", and "What are you doing?". All thanks to Sakai Noriko in Hoshi no Kinka!! :applaud:

ahochaude wrote:The only thing that I can sign in Japanese sign language is "I love you", "Chigau", and "What are you doing?". All thanks to Sakai Noriko in Hoshi no Kinka!! :applaud:

LOL... jdrama is a great learning tool.. even for JSL :hehe:

Japan + sign language =
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The only thing that I can sign in Japanese sign language is "I love you", "Chigau", and "What are you doing?". All thanks to Sakai Noriko in Hoshi no Kinka!!

Talk about Hoshi no Kinka 1... I have never seen any show as dramatically tragic as this. Oh man.... :banghead:

Ok. This might be going a little too far, but................

http://www.shin-sei.co.jp/item/4405050716.html

This is a link to the book that Kazuki uses in Hoshi no Kinka 3 in order to learn sign language....:-)

I was able to pause the show and get a good shot of the cover. After that, I just searched the web. I'd figure it'd be as good a book as any to start with........

Oh and here's a link to the amazon japan page that has it:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4405050716/i16jp-22/250-8258328-1849013?dev-t=D2E5ETG5CGB5DD%26camp=2025%26link_code=xm2/ref=nosim

And here's the title of the book:

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And here's a page, with some illustrations on of some basic JSL:
http://fps01.plala.or.jp/~misaki_k/hand/new_page_8.htm

another really good drama about a hearing-impaired girl is orange days. the girtl's a violinist who lost her hearing and is mad at the world(depressed, in full-on selfish mode, but nice, nonetheless. weird, eh?). great love story!!!!!!!!!!1 :woot:

kapchan wrote:another really good drama about a hearing-impaired girl is orange days. the girtl's a violinist who lost her hearing and is mad at the world(depressed, in full-on selfish mode, but nice, nonetheless. weird, eh?). great love story!!!!!!!!!!1 :woot:

And here is a song featured in "Orange Days" with sign language 'subtitles':

Orange Days - Shanghai Honey (Sign Language MTV)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yqj2ig