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親指 (おやゆび): thumb — Japanese vocabulary

親指 is read おやゆび and means "thumb". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

親指

Reading
おやゆび · oyayubi
Translation
thumb
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
おやゆびが

Example

彼は過って親指を金槌で打ち付けた。

かれはよぎっておやゆびをかなづちでうちつけた。

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

Kanji in this word

  • 親 — parent
  • 指 — finger, point

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