薬指
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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
Noun
薬指 • (kusuriyubi)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “薬指”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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