指（ゆび）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: finger
Example sentences
- 指でそっとボタンを押した。 — She gently pressed the button with her finger.
- 料理中に指を切ってしまった。 — I cut my finger while cooking.
Idioms & proverbs containing “指”
- 指汚しとて、切られもせず (ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず) — it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
- 陣頭指揮 (じんとうしき) — taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
- 掌を指す (たなごころをさす) — to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm
- 指をさす (ゆびをさす) — to point at
- 五指に入る (ごしにはいる) — to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
- 後ろ指を指す (うしろゆびをさす) — to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “指” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)