屈指
Chinese
bent; feel wronged | finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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simp. and trad. (屈指) | 屈 | 指 |
Pronunciation
Verb
屈指
- to count on one's fingers (an amount that is countable with fingers, i.e. counting the top few things)
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (屈指):
- → Korean: 굴지 (屈指, gulji)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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屈 | 指 |
くつ > くっ Grade: S | し Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Noun
屈指 (hiragana くっし, rōmaji kusshi)
- one of the best, having the topmost quality of
- 世界屈指の技術力を誇る。
- Sekai kusshi no gijutsuryoku o hokoru.
- It boasts the topmost advanced technologies in the world.
- 世界屈指の技術力を誇る。
Synonyms
- 指折り (yubiori)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.