指輪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	輪
ゆび Grade: 3	わ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
指環

Etymology

指 (yubi, “finger”) +‎ 輪 (wa, “ring”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆびわ [yùbíwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟bʲiβ̞a̠]

Noun

指(ゆび)輪(わ) • (yubiwa) 

1. a ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger)

   指(ゆび)輪(わ)をはめる ― yubiwa o hameru ― to put on a ring

   指(ゆび)輪(わ)物(もの)語(がたり) ― Yubiwa Monogatari ― The Tale of the Rings