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小指

小指

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few; young
 
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
simp. and trad.
(小指)

Noun

小指

  1. little finger
  2. little toe

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

(ko, little) + (yubi, finger)

Pronunciation

Noun

小指 (hiragana こゆび, romaji koyubi)

  1. a little finger

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0