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N3 Kanji 139: 指

Meaning:

In Japanese, 指 means “finger”.


How to read it:

Kunyomiゆび、さ
Onyomi

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:

LevelWordReadingMeaning
Basic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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