INTERPRETATION OF GENDER CHARACTERISTICS OF NONVERBAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN THE PROCESS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (IN JAPANESE)

Abstract

This article focuses on the nonverbal relationships encountered in the process of intercultural communication in Japanese. These tools can be used to express experiences that cannot be expressed even in language. In Japanese, the non-verbal expressions of greetings, goodbyes, apologies, rejections, etc., which are used differently by men and women, are illustrated by gender differences. The presence of degrees of flexion with a simple bow and parting, differences in the position of the hands of men and women during flexion, the need to study non-verbal relationships are also significant. In the process of intercultural communication, male and female speech differ not only verbally (with the participation of language), but also non-verbally (without the participation of language). This may not be visible to people of other nationalities, but if these differences are not applied in their proper place in Japanese, men may express subtle gestures, and women may express rude gestures, causing discomfort in the speech process.