無名指
See also: 无名指
Chinese
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無名指) | 無名 | 指 | |
| simp. (无名指) | 无名 | 指 | |
| Literally: “nameless finger”. | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
無名指
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 無 | 名 | 指 |
| む Grade: 4 |
めい Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | ||
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 無名指 (mɨo miᴇŋ t͡ɕˠiɪX, literally “no, without + name + finger”). Compare modern Cantonese reading mou4 ming4 zi2, Hakka mò-miàng-chí.
Pronunciation
Noun
無名指 (hiragana むめいし, rōmaji mumeishi)
- Synonym of 薬指: ring finger
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 無 | 名 | 指 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 1 | ゆび Grade: 3 |
| Irregular | ||
Calque of Middle Chinese 無名指 (“unnamed finger”), swapping the readings of the first two kanji to match Japanese word order.
This reading is more commonly spelled 名無し指.
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
- 名無し指 (more common)
Noun
無名指 (hiragana ななしゆび, rōmaji nanashiyubi)
- Synonym of 薬指 (kusuriyubi): ring finger
References
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