人差し指

Japanese
Kanji in this term
人 差 指
ひと
Grade: 1		 さ
Grade: 4		 ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
人差指
食指

Etymology

From 人をゆびさす指 (hito o yubisasu yubi “finger that points at people”), of 人(ひと) (hito, “person”), (ゆび)さす ((yubi) sasu, “point at”), and 指(ゆび) (yubi, “finger”). Attested from at least the 15th century.[1] The second element is the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)す (sasu, “extend”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

人(ひと)差(さ)し指(ゆび) • (hitosashiyubi) 

  1. an index finger; a forefinger
    Synonyms: 人差し (hitosashi), 食指 (shokushi), 示指 (jishi)

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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