# 指 — Finger

Frequency rank 168 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 引 (Pull), less common than 務 (Task).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: ゆび、さ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 9

The hand comes out from under the bed with your ankle in its hook, and the cook levers it open with the long spoon under a sun hot enough to soften the floor.

In words:

- 指 ゆび — finger
- 指輪 ゆびわ — finger ring
- 指す さす — to point,to put up umbrella,to play

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