薬指

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
薬 指
くすり
Grade: 3		 ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
藥指 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 薬 (kusuri, “medicine”) +‎ 指 (yubi, “finger”).[1][2][3]

First cited to 1717.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くすり​ゆび [kùsúríꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][4][5]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝɾʲijɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

薬(くすり)指(ゆび) • (kusuriyubi) 

  1. a ring finger

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. “薬指”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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