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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
くすり
Grade: 3
ゆび
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
藥指 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (kusuri, medicine) +‎ (yubi, finger).[1][2][3]

First cited to 1717.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(くすり)(ゆび) (kusuriyubi

  1. a ring finger

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 薬指”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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