名無し指
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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名 | 無 | 指 |
な Grade: 1 | な Grade: 4 | ゆび Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
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無名指 (less common) |
Etymology
Calque of Middle Chinese 無名指 (“unnamed finger”), equivalent to 名無し (nanashi, “unnamed, nameless”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ななしゆび [nànáshíꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [na̠na̠ɕijɯ̟ᵝbʲi]
Noun
名無し指 • (nanashiyubi)
- Synonym of 薬指 (kusuriyubi, “ring finger”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN