中なか指ゆび

also: ちゅうし

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

middle finger

The standard word for the middle finger in everyday contexts.

2

middle toe; third toe

Used for the middle toe, especially in medical or anatomical contexts; less common in daily conversation.

中なか指ゆびを立たてるto give someone the middle finger (an obscene gesture)
彼かれは怒いかって中なか指ゆびを立たてた。
He got angry and flipped the middle finger.
中なか指ゆびにリングをはめるto wear a ring on one's middle finger
彼かの女じょは中なか指ゆびにシルバーのリングをはめている。
She wears a silver ring on her middle finger.

人ひと差さし指ゆびN2sense 1
人差し指 is the index finger next to the thumb, while 中指 is the longer finger next to it, and learners often mix up which is which when naming fingers in Japanese.
薬くすり指ゆびN2sense 1
薬指 is the ring finger between the middle finger and pinky, and beginners sometimes confuse it with 中指 since both are 'middle' fingers of the hand.
小こ指ゆびN2sense 1
小指 is the pinky finger, the smallest one, and learners new to finger vocabulary sometimes mix it up with 中指 when listing fingers in order.

本ほんN5sense 1
中指, like other fingers, is counted with 本 as a long, slender object (一本, 二本, etc.).

中指Usage100%
- なかゆび
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading なかゆび is the most common.
- ちゅうし
  Rare on'yomi reading; mainly encountered in medical or formal contexts.
ちゅうし

Compound of 中 (naka, 'middle') and 指 (yubi, 'finger'). The reading ちゅうし is the on'yomi version, used in formal or medical terms.