指 Kanji for point to

N3–N2Grade 39 strokes

point to, finger, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun: ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
On: シ

指 is the Japanese kanji for point to, finger, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler). It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し and its on reading is シ.

Stroke order

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Words with 指

指ゆびfinger, toe, digit
指さすto point
指し導どうguidance, leadership, instruction
指し揮きcommand, direction, supervision
指し定ていdesignation, specification, assignment
指し示じindication, denotation, designation

Practice 指 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.