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Japanese symbol for “fingering”

Romaji: unshi
fingering

In Japanese, fingering is , read (unshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n fingering (music)

Kanji and stroke order

carry, luck, destiny
on: ウン
kun: はこ.ぶ
12 strokes · JLPT 3
finger, point to, indicate
on: シ
kun: ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fingering”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆびづかい yubizukaifingering
フィンガリング fingaringufingering
てマン temanfinger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs); fingering
ゆびいれ yubiirefingering (sexual practice)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
うんえい un'eimanagement; administration; operation
うんよう un'youmaking use of; application; practical use
うんめい unmeifate; destiny; lot
はこぶ hakobuto carry; to transport; to move
してい shiteidesignation; specification; assignment
しどう shidouguidance; leadership; instruction

See also: Chinese symbol for “fingering”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.