Word Meaning 身振り

みぶり miburi

身振り is read as みぶり (miburi) and means gesture.

Meaning

English

  1. gesture
  2. gesticulation
  3. motion

Reading

Kana

みぶり

Romaji

miburi

Writing Variants

  • 身ぶり みぶり miburi
  • 身振 みぶり miburi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words コミュニケーション,手振り,ジェスチャー Rank 7242 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身の振り方

みのふりかた

one's future course

身振り言語

みぶりげんご

body language

身の回り

みのまわり

one's personal belongings

身寄り

みより

relative

身なり

みなり

dress

身代わり

みがわり

substitution (for someone else)

身売り

みうり

selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute)

身上り

みあがり

taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)

身柄

みがら

one's person

身分証明書

みぶんしょうめいしょ

identification papers

身体障害者

しんたいしょうがいしゃ

(physically) disabled person

Example Sentences

6

She accompanied her words with gestures.

We communicated through gestures.

She accompanied her speech with gestures.

He made a gesture of impatience.

The tourist tried to order a salami pizza using gestures.

Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.