身み振ぶり

み

ぶ

り

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

gesture; gesticulation; body language

Refers to movements of the body, especially hands and arms, used to express meaning or emotion. Often used in the phrase 身振り手振り (gestures and hand movements).

彼かれは身み振ぶりを交まじえて話はなすのが好すきだ。
He likes to talk with gestures.
言こと

葉ば

が

通つう

じ

なく

て

も

、

身み

振ぶ

り

で

なん

と

か

伝つた

え

られる

。

Even if you don't share a language, you can somehow communicate through gestures.

Written forms

身み振ぶりUsage65%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
身みぶりUsage34%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
振shake, wave, wag

Similar words

手て振ぶり
Specifically hand gestures, while 身振り includes broader body movements.
ジェスチャー
Loanword from English; often used for deliberate, communicative gestures, while 身振り can include unconscious body language.

Etymology

Compound of 身 (body) and 振り (swinging, waving, behavior). The reading みぶり is a standard kun'yomi combination.