Illustration: At a sewing table, a grandmother helps a child fit a small metal thimble onto the middle finger of an open hand. The child's palm faces downward, with all five digits comfortably spread on the tabletop, making the central finger's position unmistakable.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

中なか指ゆび

nakayubi

middle finger

Example sentences

  1. 中指なかゆびが一番長いちばんながいです。

    The middle finger is the longest.

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  2. トムは今日校長きょうこうちょうに中指なかゆびを立たてました。

    Tom gave the middle finger to the principal today.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 指ゆびは、親指おやゆびから「親指おやゆび」「人差ひとさし指ゆび」「中指なかゆび」「薬指くすりゆび」「小指こゆび」と言いいます。

    Starting from the thumb, your fingers are called the "thumb", "index finger", "middle finger", "ring finger", and "pinky".

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Kanji in 中指

  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 指finger; pointOnシKunゆび・さす

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