Japanese word

薬指

Pronunciation

Romajikusuriyubi

Meaning

  • nounring finger

Example

薬指を見せてください。kusuri yubi o mi se te ku da sa i

Please show me your ring finger.

Illustration for 薬指 (ring finger)

More examples

結婚指輪は薬指にはめる人が多いです。kek kon yubi wa wa kusuri yubi ni ha me ru hito ga ō i de su

Many people wear their wedding ring on their ring finger.

Core concept

It identifies the fourth finger of the hand, positioned between the middle finger and the little finger.

Common phrases

  • 左手の薬指hidari te no kusuri yubi

    left ring finger

  • 薬指の指輪kusuri yubi no yubi wa

    ring on the ring finger

Similar words

無名指mumeiyubi: A formal name for the fourth finger of the hand.
環指kanshi: An anatomical term for the fourth finger of the hand.
第四指daiyonyubi: A positional name for the fourth finger of the hand when the thumb is counted first.

Definition in Japanese

手の親指から数えて四番目にある指。te no oya yubi ka ra kazo e te yon ban me ni a ru yubi

Word origin

The Japanese word 薬指 (kusuriyubi, "ring finger") combines 薬 (kusuri, "medicine") and 指 (yubi, "finger"), traditionally explained as the finger used to apply medicine.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese wedding customs, 結婚指輪 (kekkon yubiwa) is commonly worn on the 薬指 (kusuriyubi), much as a wedding ring is worn on the ring finger in English-speaking cultures.

Other meanings

  • fourth fingernoun

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