仕し方かた話ばなし

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Meanings

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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.

落らく語ご家かは仕し方かた話ばなしを交まじえて客きゃくを笑わらわせる。

The rakugo performer makes the audience laugh by incorporating gestured storytelling.

彼かれの話はなし方かたは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.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
方direction, person, alternative
話tale, talk
噺talk, (kokuji)
咄exclamation of surprise, cry out (in anger), scold

Related words

身み振ぶり手て振ぶり
身振り手振り refers broadly to gestures and body language in communication, while 仕方話 specifically denotes a narrative or conversational style where gestures are integral to the storytelling.

Built from

仕し方かた+話はなし

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.

Etymology

Formed from 仕方 “gesture, miming” and 話 “talk, story,” with voicing to ばなし. It denotes storytelling accompanied by expressive gestures.