Meaning

Primary

Gesture

Alternatives

Action, Behavior

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Things you end up doing in the grass and not inside probably take a lot of big gestures and actions. You have to do them outside on the grass because if you did them anywhere else you might break something.

Reading

しぐさ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is a combination of on'yomi and kun'yomi. That being said, both readings for both kanji are the readings you learned with the kanji so you should be able to read this. Just watch out because rendaku makes くさ become ぐさ.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 仕草をする

    to gesture

    仕草をくりかえす

    to repeat a gesture

Context Sentences

あの子の仕草は、まるで大人の仕草だ。

That child's gesture is just like an adult's.

木を切る仕草がお父さんにそっくりです。

The way you cut trees looks exactly like how your dad does it.

先生の仕草は女の人らしい。

The teacher's gestures are feminine.

Kanji Composition