Usage patterns 身み 振ぶ りで 〈 事こと 〉 を 示しめ す to indicate something with gestures
He indicated the direction with a gesture.
身み 振ぶ りを 交まじ えて 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something while using gestures
She spoke enthusiastically, using gestures as she talked.
大おお きな 身み 振ぶ り a big, exaggerated gesture
He expressed his joy with a big gesture.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Related words ジェスチャー is a loanword typically used for a deliberate, communicative gesture, while 身振り can also refer to unconscious body movement.
手振り refers specifically to hand movements, whereas 身振り covers broader body movements including the arms, torso, and head.
動作 is a neutral word for any bodily movement or action, while 身振り specifically implies a movement meant to convey meaning or feeling.
身振り refers to deliberate bodily gestures used to communicate, while 仕草 covers both conscious and unconscious habitual movements.
身振り refers to specific gestures or motions of the body, whereas こなし describes the overall style or grace with which one moves.
Don't confuse with 身振り refers narrowly to a physical gesture of the hands or body, while 振る舞い covers a person's overall conduct or way of acting, not just a single gesture.
身振り means a gesture or bodily action used to convey meaning, whereas 身動き refers to simply moving (or being unable to move) one's body.
身震い (a shiver/shudder) and 身振り (a gesture with the body) look and sound alike but describe completely different actions.
Word family gestures; gesticulation
body language
Written forms 身み 振ぶ り Usage 65%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
身み ぶり Usage 34%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
Etymology Compound of 身 (body) and 振り (swinging, waving, behavior). The reading みぶり is a standard kun'yomi combination.
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