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仕草

仕種

Reading

Kana: しぐさ
Romaji: shigusa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed

Example Sentences

(かれ)はOKのしぐさをして(こた)えた。
➥He responded by giving the "OK" gesture.
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ポニーテールが(ひるがえ)って(おも)わず()とれる仕草(しぐさ)だ。
➥The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.
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(とどこお)りのない、優雅(ゆうが)仕草(しぐさ)でグラスに(みず)(そそ)()んだ。
➥She smoothly and elegantly poured the water into the glass.
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そのしぐさで観客(かんきゃく)(わら)()した。
➥The gesture fetched a laugh from the audience.
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彼女(かのじょ)動作(どうさ)はぎこちなくしぐさも不器用(ぶきよう)だった。
➥Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
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彼女(かのじょ)道化師(どうけし)仕草(しぐさ)()ていまにも(わら)()しそうだった。
➥She was on the point of laughing at the clown's actions.
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