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親指 (おやゆび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

親おや指ゆび

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

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

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.

Usage patterns

親おや指ゆびを立たてるto give a thumbs-up
彼かれは親おや指ゆびを立たてて「いいね」と言いった。
He gave a thumbs-up and said 'nice'.
〈物もの〉を親おや指ゆびで押おすto press something with one's thumb
親おや指ゆびでボタンを押おした。
I pressed the button with my thumb.
親おや指ゆびと人ひと差さし指ゆびで〈物もの〉をつまむto pinch something between the thumb and index finger
親おや指ゆびと人ひと差さし指ゆびで小ちいさな部ぶ品ひんをつまんだ。
I picked up the tiny part between my thumb and index finger.
親おや指ゆびをしゃぶるto suck one's thumb (esp. of a baby)
赤あかちゃんが親おや指ゆびをしゃぶって眠ねむっている。
The baby is sleeping while sucking its thumb.

Expressions

親おや指ゆびの爪つめthumbnail

Kanji

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

Related words

サム
親指 is the everyday native Japanese word for thumb, while サム is a loanword used mainly in technical, gaming, or design contexts.

Opposites

小こ指ゆびN2
親指 is the thumb (or big toe), the largest and strongest digit, directly opposite 小指, the smallest.

Don't confuse with

人ひと差さし指ゆびN2sense 1
親指 is the thumb, while 人差し指 is the index finger right next to it—students often mix up which digit is being named.

Counted with

本ほんN5
Fingers, including the thumb (親指), are generally counted with 本.

Word family

親おや指ゆび族ぞく
thumb tribe; thumb generation · pachinko addict
親おや指ゆび世せ代だい
thumb generation; people constantly typing on phones with their thumbs
親おや指ゆびシフト
thumb shift

Built from

親おや+指ゆび

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.

Etymology

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

親おや指ゆびピアノ

kalimba; thumb piano