人差し指

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
人差指
食指

Etymology[edit]

From 人をゆびさす指 (hito o yubisasu yubi “finger that points at people”), of (ひと) (hito, person), (ゆび)さす ((yubi) sasu, point at), and (ゆび) (yubi, finger). Attested from at least the 15th century.[1] The second element is the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (sasu, extend).

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Noun[edit]

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(ひと)()(ゆび) (hitosashiyubi

  1. an index finger; a forefinger
    Synonyms: 人差し (hitosashi), 食指 (shokushi), 示指 (jishi)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN