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Kanji Detail for 指 - "finger, point, indicate"

指

  • Meaning

    指 means "finger, point, indicate."

    1. Finger - A digit of the hand.

    2. Point - To indicate direction.

    3. Intention - A purpose; an aim.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    sa.su(さす) さす

    yubi(ゆび) ゆび

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords
    finger point indicate digit hand direction show intention aim purpose gesture touch identify designate refer specify target guide select pinpoint

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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