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Japanese Gesture For "Money"

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Published on Apr 27, 2012

Learn more about Japanese body language here!
http://www.tofugu.com/guides/japanese...

In this video we go over the Japanese gesture for "Money." So, if you're ever dealing in money (which you probably will do at some point), keep this gesture in your head. Don't get it confused with the "OK" sign, though!

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  • mydlands

    mydlands 1 year ago

    Koichi (love you, K!) looks like he's trying out for the Village People. Yeah... He's a Macho, Macho Man! (What? You expected YMCA?)

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  • tofugu

    tofugu 1 year ago

    ♫ I wanna be, a macho man

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  • mirukufy

    mirukufy 1 year ago

    Officer Koichi... Looks legit.

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  • tofugu

    tofugu 1 year ago

    I am the law.

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  • reinkorein

    reinkorein 1 year ago

    Koichi, you will do anything for an excuse to sport that stache, hrm? :)

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  • tofugu

    tofugu 1 year ago

    I can't grow my own too good... so yes. Absolutely.

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  • LearningViaOtaku

    LearningViaOtaku 1 month ago

    People

    Order

    Our

    Patties

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  • Banditive

    Banditive 3 months ago

    The American gesture is with a gun

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  • spdrcd

    spdrcd 4 months ago

    who is the narrator?

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  • Leonardo Shimabukuro

    Leonardo Shimabukuro 4 months ago

    Don't do that in Brazil

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  • Yukeh

    Yukeh 4 months ago

    Koichi~

    Where are you in Japan? :P

    I want to do a collaboration with you!

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  • nihongogogo

    nihongogogo 7 months ago

    if we get someone to look at us make that gesture, we get to hit'em

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  • EyeTechnique

    EyeTechnique 9 months ago

    :O there's a gesture for money??? Cool~

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  • ElegeantFencer

    ElegeantFencer 9 months ago

    Oooooh, so that's why Nami from One Piece makes that sign. She obviously loves money. :D

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  • Howard Zhang

    Howard Zhang 9 months ago

    in Canada it means look at ma balls

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  • Tyler Blevins

    Tyler Blevins 11 months ago

    That's the anti teaching mudra!

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