薬指

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Japanese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Kanji in this term
くすり
Grade: 3
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
藥指 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (kusuri, medicine) +‎ (yubi, finger).[1][2][3]

First cited to 1717.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(くすり)(ゆび) (kusuriyubi

  1. a ring finger

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 薬指”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN