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
- —指導的leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
- —一弾指brief moment; twinkling of an eye; instant
- —大陸指imperial army order (detailed)
- —大海指imperial navy order (detailed)
- —短指症brachydactyly
- —指甲花henna
- —指示棒pointer; pointing stick
- —指導医preceptor
- —指揮車fire command vehicle; fire chief car
- —指南書handbook; instruction book; manual
- —指関節interphalangeal joint; knuckle joint
- —指示厨person who posts unwanted advice in the comments section or chat of an online video or live stream (esp. Let's Play videos); backseater
- —指定校designated school; priority admission school (for a university)
- —指圧師shiatsu practitioner; shiatsu massage therapist
- —逆指名nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
- —指示器indicator
- —指導室counselling office; guidance room
- —指定袋designated garbage bag (as specified by a municipality)
- —Ｒ指定R-rated
- —指導案guidance plan; teaching plan