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Japanese - English Dictionary - Words in Motion [身ぶりの言葉]

Motion [身ぶり]

Motion
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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[おじ(辞)·ぎ(儀)]
ojigi
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[お(御)·じ(辞)·ぎ(儀)]
ojigi

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. bow; bowing
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sain
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. autograph; signature
  2. sign; signal; indication
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[え(会)·しゃく(釈)]
eshaku
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation
  2. consideration; thoughtfulness
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[み(見)·せ·び·ら·か·す]
misebirakasu
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to show off; to flaunt
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[て(手)·ぶ(振)·り]
teburi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[て(手)·ぶ·り]
teburi

English Meanings:

noun
  1. (hand) gesture; movement of the hand
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[み(身)·ぶ(振)·り]
miburi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[み(身)·ぶ·り]
miburi
[み(身)·ぶり(振)]
miburi

English Meanings:

noun
  1. gesture; gesticulation; motion
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piisusain
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

piisu sain

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. peace sign; V sign
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sain
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. sine
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[はな(花)·がた(形)]
hanagata
noun, no adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[か(花)·けい(形)]
kakei

English Meanings:

noun, no adjective
  1. floral pattern; flourish; ornament
  2. star (actor, player, etc.)
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[こう(叩)·とう(頭)]
koutou
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
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[さっ(擦)·か(過)]
sakka
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
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niyaniya
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

niyaniya

English Meanings:

adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. grinning; smirking
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uinku
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

uinku

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. wink
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sumairu
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. smile
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[いっ(一)·しょう(笑)]
isshou
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. laugh; smile
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[ふく(含)·み·わら(笑)·い]
fukumiwarai
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
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[わら(笑)·い]
warai
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[わら(咲)·い]
warai
[わら(嗤)·い]
warai
[わらい(笑)]
warai

English Meanings:

noun
  1. laugh; laughter
  2. smile
  3. sneer (esp. 嗤い)
  4. sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
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[わら(笑)·う]
warau
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[わら(咲)·う]
warau
[わら(嗤)·う]
warau

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
  3. to sneer; to ridicule (esp. 嗤う)
  4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted (as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
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[え(笑)·み]
emi
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. smile
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[え(笑)·む]
emu
godan verb, intransitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to smile
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