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How to say 'Index finger' in Japanese | 人差し指

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The Japanese word for Index finger is 'Hitosashiyubi', written as 人差し指 in Japanese.'Index finger' in hiragana is ひとさしゆび.

    word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

    Reading

    ひとさしゆび

    hitosashiyubi

    Kanji

    人Person 差Difference 指Finger

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '人差し指 (ひとさしゆび)' refers to the 'index finger', which is the second digit of the human hand, located between the thumb and the middle finger. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation and medical contexts. For example: I hurt my index finger「人差し指をけがした」(ひとさしゆびをけがした). She pointed at the map with her index finger「彼女は人差し指で地図を指した」(かのじょはひとさしゆびでちずをさした). The term is a compound of '人 (ひと)' meaning 'person', '差し (さし)' meaning 'pointing', and '指 (ゆび)' meaning 'finger', literally translating to 'the finger used for pointing'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5865

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人差し指

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    差

    Meaning

    Difference

  • kanji

    指

    Meaning

    Finger

Hiragana in the Word 人差し指

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

Words Related to 人差し指 Through the Kanji 人

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    個人

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    友人

    Meaning

    Friend

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    他人

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    老人

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    犯人

    Meaning

    Criminal

  • word

    夫人

    Meaning

    Wife, Madam

  • word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

  • word

    婦人

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    殺人

    Meaning

    Murder

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    使用人

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    新人

    Meaning

    Newcomer

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    求人

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    恋人

    Meaning

    Lover

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    詩人

    Meaning

    Poet

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    黒人

    Meaning

    Black person

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人手

    Meaning

    Workers

  • word

    人種

    Meaning

    Race

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    巨人

    Meaning

    Giant

  • word

    軍人

    Meaning

    Soldier

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人違い

    Meaning

    Mistaken identity

  • word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

  • word

    浪人

    Meaning

    Ronin, Masterless

  • word

    聖人

    Meaning

    Saint

  • word

    貧乏人

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    仲人

    Meaning

    Matchmaker

  • word

    人柄

    Meaning

    Personality

Words Related to 人差し指 Through the Kanji 差

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 差 as well.

  • word

    交差点

    Meaning

    Intersection

  • word

    差

    Meaning

    Difference

  • word

    時差

    Meaning

    Timezone, Jetlag

  • word

    差し上げる

    Meaning

    Give

  • word

    差別

    Meaning

    Discrimination

  • word

    差し出す

    Meaning

    Offer

  • word

    差す

    Meaning

    Point, Pour

  • word

    指差す

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    交差

    Meaning

    Crossing

  • word

    日差し

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    物差し

    Meaning

    Ruler

  • word

    差異

    Meaning

    Difference

  • word

    眼差し

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    格差

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    差し込む

    Meaning

    Insert, Pierce

Words Related to 人差し指 Through the Kanji 指

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 指 as well.

  • word

    指

    Meaning

    Finger

  • word

    目指す

    Meaning

    Aim

  • word

    指示

    Meaning

    Instruction

  • word

    指す

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    小指

    Meaning

    Pinkie

  • word

    指定

    Meaning

    Designation

  • word

    薬指

    Meaning

    Ring finger

  • word

    親指

    Meaning

    Thumb

  • word

    指摘

    Meaning

    Pointing out

  • word

    指導

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    指揮

    Meaning

    Command

  • word

    指標

    Meaning

    Indicator

  • word

    指差す

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    中指

    Meaning

    Finger, Middle

  • word

    指先

    Meaning

    Fingertip

  • word

    指輪

    Meaning

    Ring

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