紅差し指
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 紅 | 差 | 指 |
| べに Grade: 6 | さ Grade: 4 | ゆび Grade: 3 |
Etymology
Compound of 紅 (beni, “crimson (color); rouge (makeup)”) + 差し (sashi, “applying, putting on”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 差す sasu, “to put on, to apply”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”). From the common practice of applying rouge using one's fourth or ring finger.[1]
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) べにさしゆび [bènísáshíꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
- IPA(key): [be̞ɲ̟isa̠ɕijɯ̟ᵝbʲi]
Noun
紅差し指 (hiragana べにさしゆび, rōmaji benisashiyubi)
- Synonym of 薬指: ring finger
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN