Japanese Body Language and Gestures

What does this gesture mean?

• Number 4

• Number 1

• Number 3

• Number 2

What does this gesture mean?

• Excuse me

• It's not allowed

• Praying

• Begging / "please"

What does this gesture mean?

• Challenge accepted

• Number 5

• Praying

• Begging / "please"

What does this gesture mean?

• Challenge accepted

• Check please

• Cute version of "it's not allowed / don't do that"

• Begging / "please"

What does this gesture mean?

• Challenge accepted

• It's not me

• Come here

• Begging / "please"

What does this gesture mean?

• He or she is grumpy / angry

• It's sad

• Cute

• Please smile!

What does this gesture mean?

• He or she is grumpy / angry

• No, not me

• Cute

• Please smile!

What does this gesture mean?

• He or she is grumpy / angry

• No, not me

• OK

• Money

What does this gesture mean?

• He or she is grumpy / angry

• No, not me

• 
  I don't want to say no but I don't want to do what you've asked

• Money

What does this gesture mean?

• He or she is grumpy / angry

• No, not me

• 
  I don't want to say no but I don't want to do what you've asked

• Shall we go and eat?