紅差し指
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 紅 | 差 | 指 |
| べに Grade: 6 |
さ Grade: 4 |
ゆび Grade: 3 |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 紅 (beni, “crimson (color); rouge (makeup)”) + 差し (sashi, “applying, putting on”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 差す sasu, “to put on, to apply”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”). From the common practice of applying rouge using one's fourth or ring finger.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]紅差し指 • (benisashiyubi)
- Synonym of 薬指: ring finger
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 紅 read as べに
- Japanese terms spelled with 差 read as さ
- Japanese terms spelled with 指 read as ゆび
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Fingers