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手話

Reading

Kana: しゅわ
Romaji: shuwa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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sign language

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk

Example Sentences

聾唖者(ろうあしゃ)手話(しゅわ)(はな)す。
➥Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
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(みみ)不自由(ふじゆう)(ひと)手話(しゅわ)会話(かいわ)()きる。
➥Deaf people can talk in sign language.
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パターソン博士(はかせ)手話(しゅわ)使(つか)ってゴリラと意志(いし)(つう)()った。
➥Dr. Patterson communicated with a gorilla using sign language.
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聾者(ろうしゃ)手話(しゅわ)会話(かいわ)ができる。
➥Deaf people can converse in sign language.
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パターソン博士(はかせ)手話(しゅわ)で「(ねこ)」と()ったのです。
➥Dr. Patterson: She made the sign for cat.
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1972(ねん)に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士(はかせ)はココに手話(しゅわ)(おし)(はじ)めた。
➥In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.
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