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指 Kanji

指 means finger, point to, indicate.

Full kanji details

Meanings

  • finger
  • point to
  • indicate
  • put into
  • play (chess)
  • measure (ruler)

Readings

Onyomi

  • シ

Kunyomi

  • ゆび
  • さ.す
  • -さ.し

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Useful words

01

指す

さす

to point

02

指輪

ゆびわ

ring

03

親指

おやゆび

thumb

04

指定

してい

designation

05

指導

しどう

guidance

06

目指す

めざす

to aim for

Compare Kanji

01手Component94%handThe hand side in 指 makes the action of pointing feel physical.02掌Meaning82%palm of hand, ruleFingers and palm belong to the same body map, a helpful anatomy pair.03示Meaning78%show, indicatePointing and showing are close actions, but 示 is the simpler reveal shape.04押Component76%push, stopAnother hand-side kanji, but the right half changes the gesture from pointing to pushing.05持Component74%hold, haveThe same hand side leads to holding here, a good contrast with indicating.06旨Shape70%delicious, relish旨 occupies the right-hand chunk of 指, so isolating it makes the larger kanji less crowded.

Appears in Decks

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Shape Set

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