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指先

Fingertip

Meaning

Fingertip, Tip Of The Toe

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

You know that previous part of your finger? The part I just chopped off? Well that was your fingertip! I only had time to get the tip. It used to be on your finger and now it's right here, in my hand. Sorry, I guess. Oh, but don't worry, I'll even things out and get the tip of your toe real quick too.

Reading

ゆびさき

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings from both kanji, probably because it includes body parts. You know them both already, so now you know this too!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 指先に付ける

    to put something on one's fingertips

    指先に感じる

    to feel something at one's fingertips

    指先に伝わる

    to be transmitted to one's fingertips

  • 指先を使う

    to use one's fingertips

    指先を向ける

    to point one's fingertips towards something

    指先を見る

    to look at one's fingertips

  • 指先がきれい

    to have pretty fingertips

    指先が白い

    one's fingertips are white

    指先がしびれる

    one's fingertips go numb, to have tingling fingertips

  • 指先でなぞる

    to trace with one's fingertips

    指先でふれる

    to touch with one's fingertips

    指先でおさえる

    to hold down with one's fingertips

Context Sentences

マリアって、左の小指の指先のホクロがセクシーだよね？

Don't you think Maria has such a sexy mole on the tip of her left pinky?

コウイチは、考え事をしている時、サッカーボールを指先でクルクルと回すクセがあります。

Koichi is in the habit of spinning a soccer ball on his fingertip while he's thinking.

指先が赤くなってるね。

Your fingertips are red.

Kanji Composition