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Finger Point Play Measure Pointing Ring 指 シ

Kanji
Onyomi
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
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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