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小指

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小指

  1. little finger
  2. little toe

Synonyms

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  • (little finger):

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
小 指
こ
Grade: 1
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

小(こ) (ko-, “little”) + 指(ゆび) (yubi, “finger or toe; digit”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小(こ)指(ゆび) • (koyubi) 

  1. a little finger or little toe
Usage notes
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  • If it is necessary to specify, one may say 手(て)の小(こ)指(ゆび) (te no koyubi, “little finger”) or 足(あし)の小(こ)指(ゆび) (ashi no koyubi, “little toe”)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
小 指
しょう
Grade: 1
し
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小(しょう)指(し) • (shōshi) 

  1. (uncommon) a little finger[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ “手”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984