| Kanji | 指 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シ |
| Kunyomi | ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し |
| Nanori | い, いぶ, さし, さす |
| English | finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) |
| Examples | 物指(ものさし): ruler; measure 指導(しどう): (1) leadership; guidance; coaching (2) shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo) 指揮(しき): command; direction 指定(してい): designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at 指摘(してき): pointing out; identification 指(ゆび): finger; toe; digit 指輪(ゆびわ): (finger) ring 親指(おやゆび): thumb 小指(こゆび): (1) little finger; pinky (2) little toe 指令(しれい): orders; instructions; directive; command 指図(さしず): instruction; mandate; directions 中指(なかゆび): middle finger 薬指(くすりゆび): ring finger; fourth finger 目指す(めざす): to aim at; to have an eye on 指す(さす): (1) to point (2) to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person (3) to identify; to indicate; to point out (4) to play (shogi) (5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) 指差す(ゆびさす): to point at 人差し指(ひとさしゆび): index finger |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 155 |
| Components | 手: hand 旨: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 手 |
| Radical Number | 64 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | て・てへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | finger |
| Koohii Story 1 | Finger lickin´ delicious. |
| Koohii Story 2 | I remember this not as finger which has too many uses elsewhere but as "fingering" then its easy: fingering some delicious... |
| RTK Index | 659 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_body_arm.leg
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