Illustration: During a neighborhood volunteer gathering, the organizer turns from the assembled group and speaks directly toward one particular participant, extending an open hand to identify him clearly. Every nearby face turns toward the same man.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

名な指ざし

nazashi

to name specifically

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは私わたしを名指なざしでよんだ。

    He called me by name.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょは彼かれを名指なざしで呼よんだ。

    She called him by name.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 国内こくないでも同様どうようの用例ようれいは見みられるが、名指なざしは天皇てんのうに特別とくべつな敬意けいいを示しめさない意思表示いしひょうじとして受うけ取とられる場合ばあいも多おおい。

    Similar examples can be seen even in Japan, but calling the emperor by a name without an honorific title can be often perceived as a declaration of intention that special respect is not paid to the emperor.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 名指

  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな
  • 指finger; pointOnシKunゆび・さす

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