Kanji指
Readingゆび
Frequency33%
Used in (87 in total)
finger; toe; digit
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(finger) ring
to point at
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
thumb; big toe
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to count on one's fingers
wedding ring; wedding band
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
finger; one's finger
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
pointing (at; with one's finger)
thumb wrestling
touching with a finger; inserting a finger; fingering (sexual practice)
snapping one's fingers; finger snap
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet
finger stall; fingerstall; finger cot; rubber finger tip; rubber thimble; thimblette
getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
thumb-sucking
green thumb (i.e. natural gardener)
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs)
fingerboard; fretboard; finger plate
finger hole (on a flute, bowling ball, etc.)
to be talked about behind one's back; to be criticized behind one's back
posing and moving the fingers as an art form; finger-tutting
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
(finger) ring; metal thimble; (arch.) ring used to constrict a finger to make it small and beautiful
ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb
possum; phalanger
trigger finger; flexor tendinitis
touch (of an object, when touching it with one's fingers)
thumb sucking
hammer toe; hammer finger
finger heart (gesture); Korean finger heart
poking (e.g. a cat) with one's finger
thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs
kalimba; calimba; thumb piano
thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs; pachinko addict
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; (lit.) you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
Thumbelina (Hans Christian Andersen story)
finger braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a braille typewriter
black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
two-toed sloth (Choloepus sp.)
Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)