1.
hand gesture; hand movement; gesticulation
大��な手振りで話す。
To speak with large hand gestures.
彼は手振りを交えて説明した。
He explained while using hand gestures.
言葉が通じないので、手振りと身振りでコミュニケーションを取った。
Since words didn't get through, we communicated using hand and body gestures.
Refers specifically to gestures made with the hands, often to emphasize speech or communicate without words. Frequently paired with 身振り (body gesture) in the set phrase 手振り身振り.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 手振り身振り: gestures and body language
- 手振りを��える: to mix in hand gestures
- 大きな手振り: large/exaggerated gestures
- 手振りで示す: to indicate with a hand gesture
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 身振り: body gesture (broader — includes movement of the whole body)
- ジェスチャー: gesture (loanword, used broadly in casual speech)
- 合図: signal (a deliberate, agreed-upon sign rather than spontaneous movement)
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese communication tends to use fewer hand gestures than many Western cultures. However, certain gestures are distinctly Japanese, such as waving the hand in front of the face to indicate "no" or pointing to one's own nose to mean "me."