指
commonfinger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler)
Radical: 扌 (hand). Strokes: 9画. Elements: 日匕扌. . Hangul: 지 [ji]. Nanori: い / いぶ / さし / さすi / ibu / sashi / sasu.
Jōyō Kanji 3rd Grade. JLPT N3.
Example compounds:
| シSHI | 指向【しこうshikō】being orientated (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented 食指【しょくしshokushi】forefinger; index finger 水指【みずさしmizusashi】pitcher; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony) |
| ゆびyubi | 後ろ指【うしろゆびushiroyubi】being talked about or backbitten 指折り【ゆびおりyubiori】leading; prominent; eminent 薬指【くすりゆびkusuriyubi】ring finger; fourth finger |
| さすsasu | 指す【さすsasu】to point; to nominate; to identify; to play (shogi); to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) 図星を指す【ずぼしをさすzuboshiwosasu】to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 6307 | – | Unicode |
| 27-56 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 1-3-6 | – | SKIP |
| 3c6.15 | – | TKD |
| 5106.1 | – | Four Corner |
| 1378 | – | De Roo |
| 1904 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 2152 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 378 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 278 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 659 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 241 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 800 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 729 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 12034 | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 5 p. 216 |
| 289 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 1041 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 226 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 569 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 305 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 327 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 292 | – | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley |
| 775 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 888 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 666 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |