指|ゆびyubi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounfinger; toe; digit
   ドアに指ゆびをはさみました。↗

   I caught my finger in the door.

• SynonymフィンガーNeutralA loanword for finger, seen mostly in compounds such as 「フィンガーボウル」; it is rarely used on its own.
• Synonym手指てゆびWrittenA written/formal prose word for the fingers (or hands and fingers), read てゆび; note that 「手指消毒」 is read しゅし, a different reading.
• Related手の指てのゆびNeutralRefers specifically to the fingers of the hand, used when you need to distinguish them from toes; 「指」 on its own can mean either a finger or a toe.

Default to 「指」 for fingers and toes alike. Say 「手の指」 to specify fingers, 「手指（てゆび）」 in written prose, and 「フィンガー」 mainly in compounds like 「フィンガーボウル」.

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1. （ゆび）手て、または足あしの先さきに付ついている、枝分えだわかれした部分ぶぶん。