Japanese symbol for “gestures”
身振り手振り
みぶりてぶり
Romaji: miburiteburi
gestures; gesturing
In Japanese, gestures is 身振り手振り, read みぶりてぶり (miburiteburi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n gestures; gesturing
Written forms: 身振り手振り、身ぶり手ぶり. Readings: みぶりてぶり.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 振り | ふり furi | swing; shake; sweep |
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion; encouragement |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 振動 | しんどう shindou | oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gestures”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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