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：2026/01/09
食指
Hiragana
しょくし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
人差し指。物をつまんだり指し示したりするのに用いる、親指のとなりの指。 / （比喩的に）ある物事を欲しがったり、やってみたいと感じたりする心の動き。多く「食指が動く」の形で用いる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひとさしゆび。てのゆびで、おやゆびのとなりにあるゆび。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
拇指旁的手指，第二指 / 前指；示指
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
位於拇指旁的第二根手指 / 指示用的手指
Korean Meaning
검지 / 집게손가락 / 둘째손가락
Indonesian
jari telunjuk / jari penunjuk
Vietnamese Meaning
ngón trỏ / ngón tay trỏ
Tagalog Meaning
hintuturo / unang daliri / daliring panukoy
Sense（1）
an index finger; a forefinger
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食指
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He pointed at the menu with his index finger.
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彼は食指でメニューを指しました。
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