名無し指

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	無	指
な Grade: 1	な Grade: 4	ゆび Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
無名指 (less common)

Etymology

Calque of Middle Chinese 無名指 (“unnamed finger”), equivalent to 名無し (nanashi, “unnamed, nameless”) +‎ 指 (yubi, “finger”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ななし​ゆび [nànáshíꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɕijɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

名(な)無(な)し指(ゆび) • (nanashiyubi) 

1. Synonym of 薬指 (kusuriyubi, “ring finger”)