Vocabulary

What does 中指 (なかゆび, nakayubi) mean?

中指 (なかゆび, nakayubi) means middle finger.

Quick facts
Readingなかゆび
Romajinakayubi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
なかゆび
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnakayubi

middle finger

  1. 1noun middle finger; long finger; second finger
  2. 2noun middle toe; third toe

Example sentences

  • I'm wearing a ring on my middle finger.

  • I got my middle finger caught in the door and it hurt.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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