"JSL" meaning in English

See JSL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} JSL
  1. Initialism of Japanese Sign Language. Wikidata QID: Q35601 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Japanese Sign Language Hypernyms: sign language, <, language Coordinate_terms: ASL, HSL, see others
    Sense id: en-JSL-en-name-en:Q35601 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Japanese Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese: 51 49
  2. Initialism of Japanese as a second language. Wikidata QID: Q108018128 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Japanese as a second language Hypernyms: language Coordinate_terms: ESL
    Sense id: en-JSL-en-name-en:Q108018128 Categories (other): Japanese Disambiguation of Japanese: 51 49
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