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Keyword
finger
  • point to
  • indicate
  • put into
  • play (chess)
  • measure (ruler)
Frequency
#155
Strokes
9
Grade
3
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
711
Readings
シ60%
ゆび33%
さ7%
Mnemonic
Dipped in chocolate, your left hand smells so tasty that a hungry puppy sniffs it and licks every finger clean.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
指し導どう
guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching; shido (minor penalty in judo)
Noun
指し定てい
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Noun
指ゆび
finger; toe; digit
Noun
指し摘てき
pointing out; identification
Noun
目め指ざす
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Godan verb
指し示じ
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
Noun
指し揮き
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
Noun
指し名めい
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
Noun
指し数すう
index; index number; indicator; exponent
Noun
指し標ひょう
index; indices; indicator
Noun
指ゆび輪わ
(finger) ring
Noun
指し揮き者しゃ
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
Noun
指し針しん
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index; guiding principle; guideline; guide
Noun
学がく習しゅう指し導どう要よう領りょう
government course (curriculum) guidelines
Noun
指さす
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person; to identify; to indicate; to point out; to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece); to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
Godan verb
指し令れい
order; directive; instructions; command
Noun
親おや指ゆび
thumb; big toe
Noun
指し名めい手て配はい
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
Noun
指し導どう者しゃ
leader; guide; mentor; coach
Noun
指し紋もん
fingerprint
Noun
指し導どう要よう領りょう
government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines
Noun
屈くっ指し
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
No-adjective