Illustration: At a Japanese kitchen table, a grandmother tastes a spoonful of pudding and lightly touches her cheek with the fingertips of her free hand, tilting her head in pleasure. Beside her, a small grandchild repeats exactly the same delicate movement and head tilt while holding another spoon.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

仕し草ぐさ

shigusa

gesture, mannerism

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは道化師どうけしの仕草しぐさを見みていまにも笑わらい出だしそうだった。

    She was on the point of laughing at the clown’s actions.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 君きみも、君きみの声こえも、君きみの顔かおも、君きみの仕草しぐさも、何なにも頭あたまの中なかに湧わいてこない。

    You, your voice, your face, your gestures...none of it comes to mind.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは芸人げいにんだからいつも馬鹿ばかな事ことやっているけど、たまに見みせる恥はずかしそうにする仕草しぐさがかわいいのよね。

    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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 仕草

  • 仕attend; doingOnシ・ジKunつかえる
  • 草grass; weedsOnソウKunくさ・くさ-

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