親指 – Vocabulary details

親おや指ゆび

Meanings

Noun

1. thumb

2. big toe

Alt. forms

Kanji used

親

parent

指

finger

Pitch accent

お

やゆび

Used in: 2081

Composed of

親おや

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

指ゆび

finger; toe; digit

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

親おや指ゆびの爪つめ

thumbnail

親おや指ゆび世せ代だい

thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs

親おや指ゆびシフト

thumb shift

2 more...

Examples (4 in total)

針はりで親おや指ゆびを刺さしちゃった。

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

その手て袋ぶくろは親おや指ゆびに穴あながあいている。

The glove has a hole in the thumb.

トムが親おや指ゆびだけでワルツをピアノ演えん奏そうすると、メアリーはとても感かん動どうした。

Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.

彼かれはうっかり金かな槌づちで親おや指ゆびを叩たたいてしまった。

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.