Korean word

손가락

Pronunciation

Romanizationsongarak

Meaning

  • nounfinger

Example

아이가 손가락을 베었어요.a i ga son ga ra geul pe eo sseo yo

The child cut their finger.

Illustration for 손가락 (finger)

More examples

그녀는 왼손 손가락에 반지를 끼고 있었다.keu nyeo neun oen son son ga ra ge pan ji reul kki go i sseot tta

She was wearing a ring on a finger of her left hand.

Core concept

A slender, flexible part of the hand that helps grasp and touch things.

Common phrases

  • 손가락에 반지를 끼다son ga ra ge pan ji reul kki da

    put a ring on one's finger

  • 손가락이 끼다son ga ra gi kki da

    get a finger caught

  • 손가락을 대다son ga ra geul tae da

    touch with one's finger

Similar words

엄지eomji: The thick, short finger that helps press against other fingers to hold things.
검지keomji: The finger often used for pointing and for careful movements.
중지chungji: The finger in the middle of the hand that is often the longest.
약지yakjji: The finger often chosen for a wedding ring.

Definition in Korean

물건을 잡고 만지며 감각을 전달하는 손의 각 가늘고 유연한 부분mul geo neul chap kko man ji myeo kam ga geul cheon dal ha neun so nui kak ka neul go yu yeon han pu bun

Word origin

손가락 (songarak, "finger") combines 손 (son, "hand") with 가락 (garak, "slender, elongated part"), an older word for something long and thin.

Usage tips

  • Korean nouns often show singular or plural meaning through context, so this word can describe one finger or several fingers without a special plural ending.

Related words

  • 집게손가락chipkkesongarakindex fingernoun
  • 약손가락yakssongarakring fingernoun

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