中指
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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trad. (中指) | 中 | 指 | |
simp. #(中指) | 中 | 指 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 中指 (“middle finger”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 指 |
なか Grade: 1 |
ゆび Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
See also
- 親指 (oyayubi)
- 人差し指 (hitosashiyubi)
- 薬指 (kusuriyubi)
- 小指 (koyubi)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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