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親指 (おやゆび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

親おや指ゆび

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び

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

The thumb of the hand.

親おや指ゆびを立たてて「いいね」のサインを送おくった。
He gave a thumbs-up sign.

2

noun

The largest toe of the foot.

靴くつがきつくて親おや指ゆびが痛いたい。

My shoes are tight and my big toe hurts.

Written forms

親おや指ゆびUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
おやゆびUsage3%
おや指ゆびUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
指finger, point to, indicate

Similar words

人ひと差さし指ゆび
Index finger, next to the thumb.
足あしの親おや指ゆび
Explicitly 'big toe' when context is unclear.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (oya, 'parent' or 'main') and 指 (yubi, 'finger/toe'), literally 'parent finger/toe'.