親指 – vocab dash

親おや指ゆび

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Meanings

Noun

1. thumb

2. big toe

Kanji used

Pitch accent

おやゆび

Used in vocabulary

thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs; pachinko addict

Noun

thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs

Noun

Thumbelina (Hans Christian Andersen story)

Noun

Examples5

その手て袋ぶくろは親おや指ゆびに穴あながあいている。

The glove has a hole in the thumb.

彼かれは過よぎって親おや指ゆびを金かな槌づちで打うち付つけた。

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

針はりで親おや指ゆびを突ついてしまった。

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

親おや指ゆびの爪つめをはがしてしまいました。

I had my thumbnail torn off.

彼かれは親おや指ゆびと人ひと差さし指ゆびで蝶ちょうをつまみあげた。

He picked up a butterfly between his thumb and forefinger.