紅差し指

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 差 指
べに
Grade: 6 		さ
Grade: 4 		ゆび
Grade: 3

Etymology

Compound of 紅 (beni, “crimson (color); rouge (makeup)”) +‎ 差し (sashi, “applying, putting on”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 差す sasu, “to put on, to apply”) +‎ 指 (yubi, “finger”). From the common practice of applying rouge using one's fourth or ring finger.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

紅(べに)差(さ)し指(ゆび) • (benisashiyubi) 

  1. Synonym of 薬指: ring finger

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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