人差し指
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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 (hito, “person”), (ゆび)さす ((yubi) sasu, “point at”), and 指 (yubi, “finger”). Attested from at least the 15th century.[1] The second element is the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差す (sasu, “extend”).
Pronunciation
Noun
人差し指 • (hitosashiyubi)
- an index finger; a forefinger
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN