親指

Japanese
Kanji in this term
親 指
おや
Grade: 2		 ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 親 (oya, “parent, boss”) +‎ 指 (yubi, “finger”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

親(おや)指(ゆび) • (oyayubi) 

  1. a thumb (digit)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 足(あし)の親(おや)指(ゆび) (ashi no oyayubi): hallux, big toe

See also

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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
  4. 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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