指

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: ゆび・さ

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 扌(てへん)

Meaning

Finger, Point, Indicate
Used to express physical pointing or identifying something specifically.


  • ゆび — finger
  • す — to point
  • 指示しじ — instruction, direction
  • 指定してい — designation
  • 指導しどう — guidance
  • 指名しめい — nomination

指 includes the radical 手 (hand) and the phonetic part 旨 (meaning "intention" or "aim"). Together, they depict the hand pointing toward something — hence “to point” or “to indicate.”

先生せんせい黒板こくばんしました。
The teacher pointed at the blackboard.

ゆびらないように注意ちゅういしてください。
Please be careful not to cut your finger.

🎧 Listen to シ and ゆび・さす.

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