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指揮 (しき): command, direction — Japanese vocabulary

指揮 is read しき and means "command, direction". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

指揮

Reading
しき · shiki
Translation
command, direction
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しきがしきが

Example

指揮者はオーケストラの指揮をする。

しきしゃはオーケストラのしきをする。

A conductor directs an orchestra.

Kanji in this word

  • 指 — finger, point
  • 揮 — Brandish, Wave, Wag

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