親指

親指

Japanese

Kanji in this term
親	指
おや Grade: 2	ゆび Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 親 (oya, “parent, boss”) +‎ 指 (yubi, “finger”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) おやゆび [òyáyúbí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
  • IPA^(key): [o̞ja̠jɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

親指 (hiragana おやゆび, rōmaji oyayubi)

1. a thumb (digit)

Synonyms

• 拇 (ぼ)指 (し) (boshi)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN