手振り[てぶり] (teburi)

gesture; movement

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Meaning

手振り (てぶり, teburi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “gesture; movement”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

かれ手振てぶりが おおげさだ

His gestures are exaggerated.

私は身振り手振りで話さなければいけません。

I have to talk with my body and hand gestures.

花柳界で発展したため、手振りが多く、品のある舞踊である。

Since it developed in the pleasure quarters, it is a graceful form of buyo with intricate hand and arm movements.

私は英語で会話するのは困難ですが、身振り手振りで頑張ります。

I have difficulty speaking in English, but I do my best with gestures.