Word Meaning 食指が動く

しょくしがうごく shokushi ga ugoku

食指が動く is read as しょくしがうごく (shokushi ga ugoku) and means to have an itch to.

Meaning

English

to have an itch to
to have a craving for
to have an urge to
to have a desire for
to be eager to
to want to

Reading

Kana

しょくしがうごく

Romaji

shokushi ga ugoku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 62108 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食指

しょくし

index finger

流動食

りゅうどうしょく

liquid food (diet)

動作指定

どうさしてい

action entry

行動指針

こうどうししん

guidelines for action

採食行動

さいしょくこうどう

feed intake behavior

指動輪

しどうりん

thumb wheel

腐食動物

ふしょくどうぶつ

saprovore

食らい付く

くらいつく

to bite at

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)