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Level II of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 168 / 2,608

Finger

On’yomi
し
Kun’yomi
ゆび、さ
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
School grade
3
Strokes
9

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

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

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 fingerN4
指輪 ゆびわ finger ringN4
指す さす to point,to put up umbrella,to playN3

指 is rank 168 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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