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Definition and Synonyms for 指
| 1. | 指 | 人間の手または足の指、あるいは他の脊椎動物のそれに相当する部分 |
| Digit | a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates | |
| Synonyms: | さし, 指 | |
| 2. | 手の指 | 手の末端の器官（時に親指を除く） |
| Finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) | |
| Synonyms: | さし, フィンガー, 一差し, 一指, 手指, 手の指, 指 | |
| 3. | 大指 | 前肢の太く短い最も内側の指 |
| Pollex | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb | |
| Synonyms: | さし, 拇指, 指, 親指 | |
| 4. | 指 | ひづめの前部 |
| Toe | forepart of a hoof | |
| Synonyms: | さし, 指 | |
| 5. | フィンガー | 長さの単位として使用する、指の幅の長さ |
| Digit | the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure | |
| Synonyms: | さし, フィンガー, 指 |
Meanings for each kanji in 指
| » | 指 | finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler) |
Categories 指 is a member of
| 1. | 身体部位 | 器官や付属肢のような、有機体のあらゆる部分 |
| Body Part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | |
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| 2. | 付属肢 | 身体から突き出ている身体の外側の部分 |
| Appendage | an external body part that projects from the body | |
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| 3. | 指 | 人間の手または足の指、あるいは他の脊椎動物のそれに相当する部分 |
| Digit | a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates | |
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| 4. | 手の指 | 手の末端の器官（時に親指を除く） |
| Finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) | |
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| 5. | 尺度 | 長さの測定単位 |
| Linear Unit | a unit of measurement of length | |
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| 6. | 胴体から最も遠い肢の一部分 | |
| Extremity | that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso | |
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Sample Sentences for 指
彼の靴はとても古かったので足の指が靴からはみ出ていた。
His shoes were so old that his toes were sticking out of them.
フォークは裕福な人々の食卓に入ってきたが、イギリスのエリザベス１世やフランスのルイ１４世など、王家の人たちの多くは指で食事をしていた。
Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.
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