指 — finger, point to, indicate

ゆび指 finger

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes body

U+6307 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #155 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #711 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

finger
point to
indicate
put into
play
measure

word

ゆび yubi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

指(ゆび) yubi finger 親(おや) 指(ゆび) oyayubi thumb 指(ゆび) 先(さき) yubisaki fingertip 指(ゆび) 輪(わ) yubiwa ring

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

指(し) 定(てい) shitei designation 指(し) 数(すう) shisuu index 指(し) 名(めい) shimei nomination 指(し) 向(こう) shikou orientation 指(し) 標(ひょう) shihyou indicator 指(し) 令(れい) shirei directive 指(し) 導(どう) shidou guidance 指(し) 示(じ) shiji instruction

さ・ざ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

目(め) 指(ざ) す mezasu to aim for 指(さ) す sasu to point

Appears in idioms

五本の指に入る慣用句

enters among the five fingers

五指に入る慣用句

enters among the five fingers

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

扌 hand (left form)

うまい旨 delicious

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#64 手 hand

指 — finger, point to, indicate

Meanings

word

ゆび yubi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

さ・ざ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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指 — finger, point to, indicate

Meanings

word

ゆび yubi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

さ ・ざ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

さ・ざ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).