指 輪(ゆびわ)

ゆびわ

noun

ring (finger)

1. ring, finger ring

A circular band worn on the finger as jewelry.

指輪(ゆびわ)をはめている。

I'm wearing a ring.

彼女(かのじょ)に指輪(ゆびわ)をあげた。

I gave her a ring.

この指輪(ゆびわ)は祖母(そぼ)からもらいました。

I received this ring from my grandmother.

結婚(けっこん)指輪(ゆびわ)はどこで買(か)いましたか。

Where did you buy your wedding ring?

誕生日(たんじょうび)に彼(かれ)からきれいな指輪(ゆびわ)をもらって、とても嬉(うれ)しかった。

I received a beautiful ring from him on my birthday and was very happy.

指輪(ゆびわ) specifically means a ring worn on the finger, as opposed to rings in other contexts. The word is composed of 指(ゆび) (finger) + 輪(わ) (ring, circle).

COMMON TYPES:

結婚(けっこん)指輪(ゆびわ): wedding ring
婚約(こんやく)指輪(ゆびわ): engagement ring
ダイヤの指輪(ゆびわ): diamond ring
ペアリング: matching rings (for couples)

COMMON VERBS:

指輪(ゆびわ)をする/はめる: to wear/put on a ring
指輪(ゆびわ)を外(はず)す: to take off a ring
指輪(ゆびわ)を贈(おく)る: to give a ring as a gift

CULTURE:
In Japan, wedding rings (結婚(けっこん)指輪(ゆびわ)) are worn on the 左手(ひだりて)の薬指(くすりゆび) (left ring finger), following Western custom.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:47 · Revised 2026.5.17 6:08

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