Japanese Hand Gestures 2

[morriganrane]

This is really interesting, and so few excursions into Japanese language even touch hand gestures at all, except to mention a few to never do or else you will offend. So thanks for this!

[blackangel09]

coolness!! This explains many of the gestures I see in anime and manga :)

[skanemermaid]

Most of these were pretty good.

[regerabit]

Most of these gestures didn't seem obvious for me (I'm Polish) but I liked them, they're funny ^^ I'm sure knowing them's gonna show up helpful when I go to Japan ^^

[KyoushuZurui]

I leave for Japan in 2, weeks, this was a big help, thanks!

[Maskedhaven]

thanks for this.

[S2KRamen]

lol this was pretty cool X] even tho the gestures seemed pretty weird ;D

[lamia911]

cute

[rudainah]

your cute.but i agree with an other comment..smile more!!.this is informative..i love hand gestures..i trust people more when they use there hands when they talk..idk why..more open i guess

[magiccaloy1972]

w0w u r very integent BTW 1:14 hand gesture is to d CHUPA lol rofl lmaol

[Kycklinglord]

Great video!

[patycardenas]

wow u r very intelligent! =D

[JLC981]

Just so my viewers know, I have found out the name of the tanuki gesture. It's called "mayu-tsuba mono." Lit. translated as "saliva-brow thing." Basically, you are calling someone a liar. "Be careful. He is mayu-tsubamono."

[pumpkingoth]

great videos, and great info... im planning on moving to japan after college, so this is all very helpful XD

[cheesesmiles]

would that be an insult?

[fullofpith]

tanuki is japanese for fox. foxes and raccoon dogs are both shape-shifters in japanese folklore, although foxes are cunning and deceptive and raccoon dogs are fun and playful.

:) Thanks for the tips!

[JLC981]

Heh? Well actually... both of these are related. Tanuki is this racoon-dog like creature, that actually has no equivalent in English, as it is a creature native to Japan. It is also notorious for having larger-than-normal cajones. Tanukis and foxes, actually called "kitsune," both tend to appear in pairs. Both are good luck in business. Foxes can also be called "inari."

[fullofpith]

wow, somebody's done their homework ;)

After watching Pom Poko I was painfully aware of the massive genital region on tanuki or 'pouch' as they kept referring to it...

it's difficult not to laugh when they shape-shift to use their 'pouch' as a parachute.

My Japanese is terrible, My pronunciation is surprisingly accurate but i just can't remember simple things like the different words for left and right...

[WoodGirl14]

Very good and interesting.. just one little thing: please, smile more! :))) You are good!!

[MagicMaximo]

Fascinating! I've learned a lot from your videos. Keep up the good work!