middle finger

figuratively

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger / An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

Japanese Meaning

（手の）中指、前腕の薬指と人差し指の間にある指を指す。 / 中指を立てることで相手に対する侮辱や軽蔑を示す不敬なジェスチャー。

What is this buttons?

He accidentally cut his middle finger while slicing vegetables.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は野菜を切っているときにうっかり中指を切ってしまった。

Details

Sense（1）

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger

Sense（2）

An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

An Indiana man argues in a federal lawsuit filed last week that he had a First Amendment right to give the middle finger to a state trooper, and that his free speech was violated when the gesture earned him a ticket.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation