手て振ぶり

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ぶ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

hand gesture; movement of the hand

Refers to gestures made with the hands, often to communicate or emphasize something.

He likes to talk with hand gestures.

その手て振ぶりは「さようなら」を意い味みしていた。

That hand gesture meant 'goodbye'.

手て振ぶりで〈事こと〉を伝つたえるto convey something with hand gestures
彼かれは言こと葉ばが分わからないので、手て振ぶりで道みちを伝つたえた。
Since he didn't know the language, he used hand gestures to give directions.
手て振ぶりを交まじえて話はなすto talk while using hand gestures
彼かの女じょは手て振ぶりを交まじえて説せつ明めいした。
She explained while using hand gestures.

身み振ぶりN1
身振り covers gestures of the whole body or posture, while 手振り refers specifically to hand movements.
ジェスチャーN3
ジェスチャー is a borrowed, more casual word for any expressive gesture, whereas 手振り is a native Japanese term focused on hand motion.

手てぶれ
手ブレ means camera shake caused by an unsteady hand, while 手振り means a hand gesture used in communication.

回かいN4
Used for counting hand gestures or motions, such as one wave or one gesture.

Compound of 手 (hand) and 振り (swinging, waving, gesture).