"中指" meaning in Japanese

See 中指 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [na̠ka̠jɯ̟bʲi] Forms: 中指 [canonical] (ruby: (なか), (ゆび)), nakayubi [romanization]
Etymology: 中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”) Etymology templates: {{com|ja|中|指|sort=なかゆび|t1=middle|t2=finger|tr1=naka, chū|tr2=yubi, shi}} 中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|なかゆび}} 中(なか)指(ゆび) • (nakayubi)
  1. middle finger
    Sense id: en-中指-ja-noun-rTAiwi9g Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fingers Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fingers: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕɨːɕi] Forms: 中指 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (ちゅう), ()), chūshi [romanization], tyuusi [romanization], ちゆうし [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちゅうし|hhira=ちゆうし}} 中(ちゅう)指(し) • (chūshi) ^(←ちゆうし (tyuusi)?)
  1. middle finger Related terms: 親指 (oyayubi) (ruby: (おや), (ゆび)), 人差し指 (hitosashiyubi) (ruby: (ひと), (), (ゆび)), 薬指 (kusuriyubi) (ruby: (くすり), (ゆび)), 小指 (koyubi) (ruby: (), (ゆび))
    Sense id: en-中指-ja-noun-rTAiwi9g1 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fingers Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fingers: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "tr2": "yubi, shi"
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      "expansion": "中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”)",
      "name": "com"
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  "etymology_text": "中 (naka, chū, “middle”) + 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”)",
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              0,
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          "english": "to put up the middle finger",
          "roman": "nakayubi o tateru",
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              "中",
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            ],
            [
              "指",
              "ゆび"
            ],
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              "立",
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            ]
          ],
          "text": "中指を立てる",
          "translation": "to put up the middle finger",
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        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[na̠ka̠jɯ̟bʲi]"
    }
  ],
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          "roman": "oyayubi",
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              "親",
              "おや"
            ],
            [
              "指",
              "ゆび"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "hitosashiyubi",
          "ruby": [
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              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "差",
              "さ"
            ],
            [
              "指",
              "ゆび"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "kusuriyubi",
          "ruby": [
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              "薬",
              "くすり"
            ],
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              "指",
              "ゆび"
            ]
          ],
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              "小",
              "こ"
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            [
              "指",
              "ゆび"
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        }
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      "other": "ちゅうし"
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨːɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "中指"
}
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      "other": "なかゆび"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨːɕi]"
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}

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