指 — kanji meaning “finger”
指
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
- Meanings
- finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
- Name readings
- い、いぶ、さし、さす
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #155 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- zhǐ, zhī — Chinese character page
Words with 指
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation; specification; assignment |
| 指導 | しどう shidou | guidance; leadership; instruction |
| 指摘 | してき shiteki | pointing out; identification |
| 指示 | しじ shiji | indication; denotation; designation |
| 指揮 | しき shiki | command; direction; supervision |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ yubiwa | (finger) ring |
| 指名 | しめい shimei | naming; nominating; designating |
| 親指 | おやゆび oyayubi | thumb |
| 指紋 | しもん shimon | fingerprint |
| 目指す | めざす mezasu | to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on |
| 指数 | しすう shisuu | index; index number; indicator |
| 指標 | しひょう shihyou | index; indices; indicator |
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