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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 手#155 in newspapers

指 · finger, point to

指 is a kanji meaning finger, point to, indicate, put into. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シshi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ゆびyubi
  • さすsasu
  • -さし-sashi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 指 · 16 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 指
WordReadingMeaningLevel
指輪ゆびわ(finger) ringN4
指ゆびfingerN4
指導しどうleadership, guidance, coachingN3
指すさすto point,N3
指揮しきcommand, directionN3
親指おやゆびthumbN2
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More words that use 指
WordReadingMeaningLevel
薬指くすりゆびring fingerN2
小指こゆびlittle fingerN2
指定していdesignation, specification, assignmentN2
中指なかゆびmiddle fingerN2
人差し指ひとさしゆびindex fingerN2
目指すめざすto aim at, to have an eye onN2
指図さしずinstruction, mandateN1
指令しれいorders, instructions, directiveN1
指摘してきpointing out, identificationN1
指差すゆびさすto point atN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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