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中指
中指
Chinese
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
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finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
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Noun
中指
Japanese
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| 中 | 指 |
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ちゅう Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 3 |
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| 中 | 指 |
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なか Grade: 1 |
ゆび Grade: 3 |
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Etymology
中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”)
Pronunciation
- On'yomi
- (Tokyo) ちゅうし [chúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka - [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕɯᵝːɕi]
- Homophones: 中子, 中子, 中肢, 忠士, 注視, 胄子
Noun
中指 (hiragana なかゆび, romaji nakayubi)
(alternative reading hiragana ちゅうし, romaji chūshi, historical hiragana ちゆうし)
References
- 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0