指 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- ゆび・さ(す)yubi · sa(su)
- Meaning
- finger; to point
Stroke order
Origin
扌 (hand) + 旨 (phonetic marker for 'shi') — the part of the hand that points: a finger.
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 指示しじ指導しどう屈指くっし |
|---|---|
| Kunゆびyubi | 指ゆび指先ゆびさき |
| Kunさすsasu | 指すさす指図さしず名指しなざし Compare: 差す・刺す・挿す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 指名しめい
to nominate, name
- 指輪ゆびわ
ring
- 指導しどう
- 指示しじ
- 指揮しき
- 指摘してき
- 拇指ぼし
Example
先生が 黒板を 指で さす。
The teacher points at the blackboard with a finger.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)