"紅差し指" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [be̞ɲ̟isa̠ɕijɯ̟bʲi] Forms: 紅差し指 [canonical] (ruby: (べに), (), (ゆび)), benisashiyubi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 紅 (beni, “crimson (color); rouge (makeup)”) + 差し (sashi, “applying, putting on”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 差す sasu, “to put on, to apply”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”). From the common practice of applying rouge using one's fourth or ring finger. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|紅|差し|指|pos2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">差す</i> sasu, “to put on, to apply”|sort=へびさしゆび'|t1=crimson (color); rouge (makeup)|t2=applying, putting on|t3=finger|tr1=beni|tr2=sashi|tr3=yubi}} 紅 (beni, “crimson (color); rouge (makeup)”) + 差し (sashi, “applying, putting on”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 差す sasu, “to put on, to apply”) + 指 (yubi, “finger”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|べにさしゆび}} 紅(べに)差(さ)し指(ゆび) • (benisashiyubi)
  1. synonym of 薬指: ring finger Synonyms: 薬指 [synonym, synonym-of]
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