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仕方話 (しかたばなし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
talking with gestures ; gestured storytelling
Refers to a style of narration or conversation where hand gestures and body language play a central role, often associated with traditional storytelling or expressive speech.
まるで
仕し
方かた
話ばなし
の
よう
だ
。
His way of speaking is just like talking with gestures.
Written forms 仕し 方かた 話ばなし
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
仕し 方かた 噺ばなし
Variant using 噺, a character associated with storytelling.
仕し 方かた 咄ばなし
Rare variant using 咄, an older character for tale.
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative 咄 exclamation of surprise, cry out (in anger), scold Etymology Compound of 仕方 (shikata, 'way of doing') and 話 (hanashi, 'talk, story'), with rendaku voicing of はなし to ばなし. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged to describe a performative, gesture-rich manner of speaking.
