小指
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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trad. (小指) | 小 | 指 | |
simp. #(小指) | 小 | 指 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (little finger):
Dialectal synonyms of 小指 (“little finger”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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小 | 指 |
こ Grade: 1 |
ゆび Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
小 (ko, “little”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Derived terms
- 足の小指 (ashi no koyubi): little toe
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “手”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
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