What does 手話 mean?
手話 is a Japanese noun meaning “sign language” in English. It is written as 手話 in kanji, しゅわ in hiragana, and shuwa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
１９７２年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。
In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.