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How to say 'Thumb' in Japanese | 親指

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The Japanese word for Thumb is 'Oyayubi', written as 親指 in Japanese.'Thumb' in hiragana is おやゆび.

    word

    親指

    Meaning

    Thumb

    Reading

    おやゆび

    oyayubi

    Kanji

    親Parent 指Finger

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '親指 (おやゆび)' refers to the 'thumb', the shortest and thickest digit of the human hand. It is used in various contexts, such as describing body parts, gestures, or actions involving the thumb. For example: I hurt my thumb「親指をけがした」(おやゆびをけがした). He gave a thumbs up「彼は親指を立てた」(かれはおやゆびをたてた). The thumb is often contrasted with other fingers, such as in the phrase '親指と人差し指 (おやゆびとひとさしゆび) (thumb and index finger)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3223

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 親指

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    親

    Meaning

    Parent

  • kanji

    指

    Meaning

    Finger

Words Related to 親指 Through the Kanji 親

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 親 as well.

  • word

    親

    Meaning

    Parent

  • word

    母親

    Meaning

    Mother

  • word

    父親

    Meaning

    Father

  • word

    親切

    Meaning

    Kind

  • word

    不親切

    Meaning

    Unkind

  • word

    両親

    Meaning

    Parents

  • word

    親父

    Meaning

    Father, Old man

  • word

    親しい

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    親類

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    親しむ

    Meaning

    Befriend

  • word

    親しみ

    Meaning

    Familiarity

  • word

    親子

    Meaning

    Parent child

  • word

    親戚

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    親善

    Meaning

    Friendship

  • word

    親族

    Meaning

    Relatives

  • word

    親友

    Meaning

    Best friend

Words Related to 親指 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

    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

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    中指

    Meaning

    Finger, Middle

  • word

    指先

    Meaning

    Fingertip

  • word

    指輪

    Meaning

    Ring

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