gesture

Japanese: ジェスチャー

〘noun〙 (gesture)① A gesture, hand movement, facial expression, etc. that is used to express or communicate some emotion or will to the other person as an aid to verbal expression. ※New York (1914)〈Harada Muneichiro〉The old woman at the boarding house "She waves her hands, sticks out her head, and uses a variety of gestures to speak like a reel ."② Saying something to attract the other person's attention, or showing an attitude that is indicative of something, even though it is not what you really think. ※Female student (1939)〈Dazai Osamu〉"He may be a good person, but he makes too many gestures."③ A game in which players use gestures and body movements to show a given word or sentence, and have someone on their team guess the original word or sentence. Usually, players are divided into two teams and compete to see who can get the most correct answers. ※Musei War Diary〈Tokugawa Musei〉 October 24, 1942 (Showa 17) "The players were divided into the Genji and Heike sides, and made gestures to represent historical figures. The winner was decided by the total score."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (gesture)① ことばによる表現の補助として、何らかの感情や意志を表現したり相手に伝達したりする身振り、手振り、表情など。※紐育（1914）〈原田棟一郎〉下宿屋の婆さん「手を振ったり首をつき出したり、種々のゼスチュアを雑(まじ)へて糸を繰るやうに話し出す」② 自分の本心ではないのに、相手の気をひくようなことを言ってみたり、そのような態度を示したりすること。※女生徒（1939）〈太宰治〉「人は、いい人なんだらうけれど、ゼスチュアが多すぎる」③ 与えられた語あるいは文を、身振り、体の動きだけで示し、もとの語や文を同じチームの人にあててもらう遊び。普通二チームに分かれて、正解の数を競う。※夢声戦争日記〈徳川夢声〉昭和一七年（1942）一〇月二四日「源平に別れて、ジェスチュアで歴史上の人物を表わし、点数の合計で勝敗をきめる」

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