仕草
しぐさ
gesture; movement; action; behavior
Common word
Meanings
Noun
gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing; mannerism- acting; performance
Example sentences
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The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.
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She smoothly and elegantly poured the water into the glass.
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She was on the point of laughing at the clown's actions.
君も、君の声も、君の顔も、君の仕草も、何も頭の中に湧いてこない。
You, your voice, your face, your gestures...none of it comes to mind.
彼は芸人だからいつも馬鹿な事やっているけど、たまに見せる恥ずかしそうにする仕草がかわいいのよね。
Since he's in show business he often goofs around in a showy way, but once in a while he has these bashful mannerisms that are really cute.
More examples (7)
「トムってほんとに男の子なのかな？」「どういう意味？」「だってあんなにかわいいし、仕草も女の子みたいだし」
"I wonder, is Tom really a boy?" "What do you mean?" "Well, I mean, he's just so cute, plus he behaves like a girl..."
水、ガス、電気が遠くから運ばれて我々の要求を満たすためになんなく供給されているように、いつか画像と音楽はちょっとした合図みたいなシンプルな手の仕草によって提供されることにもなります。
Just as water, gas, and electricity are brought into our houses from far off to satisfy our needs in response to a minimal effort, so we shall be supplied with visual or auditory images, which will appear and disappear at a simple movement of the hand, hardly more than a sign.
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He responded by giving the "OK" gesture.
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The gesture fetched a laugh from the audience.
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Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
彼女はわめき、警官たちに向かってナイフを振り回して脅すようなしぐさをしました。
She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.
１つのしぐさが様々な意味があるのと同じように多くの異なったしぐさが同一の意味を持つ事もある。
Just as one gesture can have many different meanings, many different gestures can have the same meaning.