立たち居い振ふる舞まい

た

ち

い

ふ

る

ま

い

Meanings

1

noun

movements and bearing; deportment; behavior; manners

Refers to the whole of a person's physical movements, posture, and manner in daily life; often used in contexts of etiquette, poise, or social grace.

彼かの女じょ

の

立た

ち

居い

振ふ

る

舞ま

い

は

とても

上じょう

品ひん

だ

。

Her deportment is very elegant.

茶さ道どうでは立たち居い振ふる舞まいが大たい切せつにされる。

In tea ceremony, one's movements and bearing are highly valued.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
居reside, to be, exist
振shake, wave, wag
舞dance, flit, circle

Related words

こなし
こなし focuses narrowly on the grace or skill of physical movement, while 立ち居振る舞い covers a person's overall manners and conduct, including speech and etiquette.
物もの腰ごし
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.

Built from

立たち居い+振ふる舞まい

Written forms

立たち居い振ふる舞まい
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency.
立たち居い振ふる舞まい
Variant without the okurigana る; less common but still encountered.
立たち居い振ふる舞まい
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 立ち居 (たちい, 'standing and sitting', i.e., daily movements) and 振る舞い (ふるまい, 'behavior, conduct'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to describe one's overall deportment.