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物腰 (ものごし, monogoshi) Japanese meaning: manner | Kotomora
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丁てい
寧ねい
だ
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His manner is very polite.
I had a good impression of the person with a gentle demeanor.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 物もの 腰ごし が 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 someone's manner/bearing is [adjective]
His manner is very calm and composed.
物もの 腰ごし から 〈 事こと 〉 が 伝つた わる something (a quality, feeling) comes across through one's manner
Her sincerity came through in her manner.
物もの 腰ごし で 〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to affect someone through one's manner (e.g. put at ease, impress)
He put the other person at ease with his manner.
Expressions 物もの 腰ごし の 柔やわ らかい gentle-mannered; soft-spoken; having a gentle demeanor Related words 態度 covers a person's stance or behavior in a specific situation, while 物腰 focuses on the overall impression of grace and composure in how one carries oneself.
振る舞い emphasizes actions and how one acts, whereas 物腰 highlights the manner and aura one conveys, especially in social interactions.
立ち居振る舞い refers concretely to one's posture and movements in daily conduct, while 物腰 is the subtler overall impression that bearing gives off.
物腰 describes a person's bearing, gestures, and way of speaking, while 人当たり focuses specifically on the impression one gives when dealing with others.
物腰 describes a person's demeanor or bearing more formally, while 肌触り (figurative) conveys a looser, more intuitive sense of how someone comes across.
Don't confuse with 物言い means a way of speaking or a manner of phrasing, whereas 物腰 refers to overall bearing and demeanor beyond just speech.
腰つき describes the physical posture or movement of one's hips/lower body, while 物腰 is an abstract term for overall manner and demeanor.
Written forms 物もの 腰ごし Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and spec priority.
ものごし Usage 5%
Etymology Compound of 物 (もの, thing) and 腰 (こし, waist/hips), originally referring to the way one carries one's hips or body, which extended to mean one's overall demeanor or manner.
