Illustration: At a small apartment entrance, a woman faces her friend, who is arriving with a tall stack of storage boxes obscuring the floor. She plants her feet, raises both palms toward him, and leans backward with an urgently expressive face. Her friend has stopped mid-step, following her hands.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

身み振ぶり

miburi

gesture

Example sentences

彼かれはもう我慢がまんがならないという身振みぶりをした。
He made a gesture of impatience.
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彼女かのじょは身振みぶりを交まじえて話はなしをした。
She accompanied her words with gestures.
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彼かれは静しずかにするよう身振みぶりで指図さしずした。
He made a motion to be silent.
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Kanji in 身振

身somebody; personOnシンKunみ
振shake; swingOnシンKunふる・ふれる・ふるう

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