Chinese edit

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (小指)
simp. #(小指)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

小指

  1. little finger
  2. little toe

Synonyms edit

  • (little finger):

Japanese edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

(ko, little) +‎ (yubi, finger) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(ゆび) (koyubi

  1. a little finger
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しょう)() (shōshi

  1. (uncommon) a little finger[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ ”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984