中 指(なかゆび)

なかゆび

noun

middle finger

body-part

1. middle finger

The third finger of the hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger.

中指(なかゆび)に指輪(ゆびわ)をはめる。

Put a ring on the middle finger.

中指(なかゆび)は五本(ごほん)の指(ゆび)の中(なか)で一番(いちばん)長(なが)い。

The middle finger is the longest of the five fingers.

中指(なかゆび)を怪我(けが)した。

I injured my middle finger.

右手(みぎて)の中指(なかゆび)にばんそうこうを貼(は)っている。

I have a bandage on my right middle finger.

ピアノを弾(ひ)くとき、中指(なかゆび)は手(て)の中心(ちゅうしん)にあるので大切(たいせつ)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たす。

When playing the piano, the middle finger plays an important role since it is at the center of the hand.

Usage: 中指(なかゆび) is the standard term for the middle finger.

Finger names

親指(おやゆび) (thumb)
人差(ひとさ)し指(ゆび) (index finger)
中指(なかゆび) (middle finger)
薬指(くすりゆび) (ring finger)
小指(こゆび) (little finger, pinky)

Cultural note: Unlike in some Western countries, the middle finger gesture is not traditionally used as an obscene gesture in Japan, though awareness of its Western meaning has increased.

中指(なかゆび)

Finger names

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