指し話わ法ほう

noun

finger language; signing; sign language

Refers to communication using hand and finger gestures, often in the context of deaf communication or manual alphabets. May be used interchangeably with 手話 (しゅわ) in some contexts, but 指話法 can specifically emphasize finger-based methods.

• 彼かの女じょは指し話わ法ほうを使つかって、耳みみの不ふ自じ由ゆうな人ひとと会かい話わした。

  She used finger language to converse with the hearing-impaired person.