Word Meaning 親指

おやゆび oyayubi

親指 is read as おやゆび (oyayubi) and means big toe.

Meaning

English

  1. big toe
  2. thumb

Reading

Kana

おやゆび

Romaji

oyayubi

Writing Variants

  • おや指 おやゆび oyayubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 小指 Rank 4613 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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親指世代

おやゆびせだい

thumb tribe

親指シフト

おやゆびしふと

thumb shift

親指族

おやゆびぞく

pachinko addict

親指姫

おやゆびひめ

Thumbelina (Hans Christian Andersen story)

親類

しんるい

relative

親愛

しんあい

deep affection

親交

しんこう

intimacy

親近感

しんきんかん

affinity

親王

しんのう

prince of royal blood

親和

しんわ

friendship

Example Sentences

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I pricked my thumb with a needle.

I had my thumbnail torn off.

The glove has a hole in the thumb.

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

I hurt my thumb doing a handspring.

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.

Starting from the thumb, your fingers are called the "thumb", "index finger", "middle finger", "ring finger", and "pinky".

Starting from the thumb, fingers are also referred to as "Daddy finger", "Mummy finger", "Brother finger", "Sister finger" and "Baby finger".