Kanji1 / 9
指 kanji
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
シ
Kun readings
ゆびさす-さし
Words with 指
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —指揮官commander; commanding officer; CO
- —指揮所command post
- —指揮棒(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
- —指示詞demonstrative
- —指示先target
- —指数部exponent portion; characteristic (e.g. in floating-point representation)
- —指定券ticket (reserved seat)
- —指定席reserved seat
- —指導部leadership
- —指話法finger language; signing; sign language
- —無名指ring finger
- —総指揮supreme command; direction over all
- —指示板signboard; notice board
- —指示薬indicator
- —指向性directivity; directionality; intentionality
- —指南役instructor
- —指南車ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south
- —指南番instructor
- —指掌紋hand print
- —指了図end game position