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N3 Kanji 139: 指
Meaning:
In Japanese, 指 means “finger”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | ゆび、さ |
| Onyomi | し |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see a hand and a mouth here.
Long time ago, there was no chopsticks,
and people used their fingers to eat something.
So 指 means “finger”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 指 | ゆび | finger |
| Basic | 指輪 | ゆびわ | ring |
| Inter | 指導 | しどう | instruction |
| Inter | 指摘 | してき | point out |
| Inter | 目指す | めざす | to aim at |
| Inter | 指示 | しじ | instruction |
| Inter | 指定 | してい | designation |
| Inter | 指す | さす | to point |
| Inter | 指揮 | しき | conducting |
| Inter | 指差す | ゆびさす | to point |
| Inter | 指標 | しひょう | index |
| Adv | 指先 | ゆびさき | fingertip |
| Adv | 指名 | しめい | to ask for |
| Adv | 指令 | しれい | order |
| Adv | 親指 | おやゆび | thumb |
| Adv | 指針 | ししん | guideline |
| Adv | 指紋 | しもん | fingerprint |
| Adv | 指図 | さしず | instruction |
| Adv | 指数 | しすう | exponents |
| Adv | 指向 | しこう | orientation |
| Adv | 指し示す | さししめす | to point to |
| H_Adv | 小指 | こゆび | little finger |
| H_Adv | 中指 | なかゆび | middle finger |
| S_Adv | 屈指 | くっし | leading |
| S_Adv | 指南 | しなん | instruction |
| S_Adv | 薬指 | くすりゆび | ring finger |
| S_Adv | 名指し | なざし | identify |
| Others | 手指 | しゅし | fingers |
| Others | 十二指腸 | じゅうにしちょう | duodenum |
| Others | 指折り | ゆびおり | leading |
| Others | 食指 | しょくし | index finger |
| Others | 足指 | あしゆび | toes |
| Others | 指し値 | さしね | limit price |
| Others | 指切り | さしきり | pinky promise |
| Others | 指笛 | ゆびぶえ | whistle |
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