The Yubimoji
| A: a fist with a thumb extended to the side | I: an ASL i hand: a fist with an extended pinkie | U: an ASL u or v hand: a fist with an extended index and middle finger | E: a clawed hand, with the fingers and thumb curled in; like ASL e but fingers do not need to touch the thumb | O: an ASL o hand: a rounded hand, as if gripping a pole, thumb touching fingers |
| KA: an ASL k hand, extended index and middle fingers, with thumb touching first joint of middle finger | KI: 'fox ears', index and pinkie raised, thumb touching tips of extended bent-but-flat middle and ring fingers | KU: a JSL 9 hand, all five fingers extended, like ASL 5 but with fingers pointing to the side | KE: an ASL b or 4 hand: the four fingers raised, and thumb pulled in | KO: a bent flat hand, as if hanging from a table top |
| SA: an ASL s hand: a fist | SHI: a JSL 7 hand: thumb, index, and middle finger, like an ASL 3 hand pointed to the side | SU: a JSL 7 / ASL 3 hand, but fingers pointing downward | SE: a fist with an extended middle finger, palm facing interlocutor | SO: a 'there' hand, extended index finger pointing forward, down, and slightly off to the side |
| TA: a fist with thumb extended upward | CHI: a JSL 1000 hand: a pursed hand (thumb touching tips of flat fingers) with raised pinkie | TSU: a JSL 100 hand: a pursed hand with raised pinkie and ring fingers | TE: a fully extended hand, as ASL b with an extended thumb | TO: an ASL u or v, as U, but with palm facing signer |
| NA: a u or v, but finger pointing downward, not unlike ASL n | NI: a JSL 2 hand: a u or v pointing to the side | NU: an ASL x hand: a fist with a curled index finger | NE: 'roots' hand: an ASL 5 hand pointed downward | NO: traces katakana no, making a curved sweep; like an ASL j hand |
| HA: the index and middle fingers extended forward, rather like ASL h | HI: a JSL 1 or ASL d hand: the index finger extended upward | FU: an ASL L hand (extended index and thumb) pointed downward | HE: an ASL y hand (extended pinkie and thumb) pointed downward | HO: a bent b hand facing the signer, a rotated ko |
| MA: an ASL w hand (thumb touches pinkie) facing the signer, fingers pointing down. | MI: a ASL "w" hand, facing the signer, fingers pointing left (if signing with the Right Hand). | MU Extended index finger and thumb, with index finger pointing to the left (if signing with the Right Hand) and thumb pointing upward. | ME Western "OK" sign, but with index finger and thumb coming to a point, rather than forming a circle. | MO Hand facing upward, with middle, ring and little finger closed into a fist. Spread index finger and thumb outward, and then bring together. |
| YA | YO | |||
| YA: an ASL y hand: extended thumb and pinkie | — | YU: an ASL w hand (thumb touches pinkie) facing the signer | — | YO: a JSL 4 hand, an ASL 4 hand pointing to the side |
| RA | RI | RU | RE | RO |
| RA: an ASL r hand: fingers crossed | RI: a sweep like no, but with index and middle fingers extended | RU: an ASL 3 hand: extended thumb, index, & middle finger | RE: an ASL L hand: extended thumb & index finger | RO: like a two-fingered nu or an ASL x hand, with index and middle fingers curled |
| WA | WO | N | ||
| WA: an ASL w hand: thumb touches pinkie, other fingers extended | — | WO: an o hand moved inward | — | N: traces the katakana: index finger sweeps down, then up to the side |
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