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Kanji Detail for 指 - "finger, to point"

指

  • Meaning

    指 means "finger, to point." Also associated with intention.

    1. Finger - A digit of the hand.

    2. Point - To indicate direction.

    3. Intention - A purpose; an aim.

  • Words using 指

    • 指導 しどう Listen guidance; leadership; instruction
    • 指名 しめい Listen naming; nominating; designating
    • 指定 してい Listen designation; specification; assignment
    • 指摘 してき Listen pointing out; identification
    • 指示 しじ Listen indication; denotation; designation
    • 指数 しすう Listen index; index number; indicator
    • 指標 しひょう Listen index; indices; indicator
    • 指針 ししん Listen needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator

  • Four-character idioms with 指

    • 陣頭指揮 じんとうしき Listen taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group

  • Tattoo check: 指

    • Verified meaning: finger, to point
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さし, さしざき)
    • Also carries these associations: intention

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 指

    Surnames 指(さし)Listen 指(さしざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    finger, toe; point, indicate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    finger, toe; to point, to indicate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fingers. One is the thumb, two is the index finger, three is the middle finger, four is the ring finger, five is the little finger. | To indicate. Pointing out with hand. Such as 指點, 指使. All expressing opinions is 指. Such as 頤指氣使. | Interchangeable with 旨. Intent. Such as 覩指知歸.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sa.su(さ-す) さ-す

    sashi(さし) さし

    yubi(ゆび) ゆび

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    finger point intention indicate digit direct gesture designate hand touch index aim guide signal show mark instruct highlight

Sentences including 指

  • No one shall dictate to me.

  • He assigned me three books to read.

  • I just cut my finger.

  • He is looked up to by all as their leader.

  • He called me by name.

  • We look up to him as our leader.

  • I bought this ring at a certain place.

  • I don't know which doctor she meant.

  • They looked on me as their leader.

  • The teacher pointed out your mistakes.

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