There are 13 total results for your 指す search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
指す see styles |
sasu さす |
(transitive verb) (1) to point; (transitive verb) (2) to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person; (transitive verb) (3) to identify; to indicate; to point out; (transitive verb) (4) {shogi} to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece); (transitive verb) (5) (See 差す・7) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) |
名指す see styles |
nazasu なざす |
(transitive verb) to name; to call by name; to mention by name |
目指す see styles |
mezasu めざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to aim at; to have an eye on; (2) to go toward; to head for |
掌を指す see styles |
tanagokoroosasu; shouosasu / tanagokoroosasu; shoosasu たなごころをさす; しょうをさす |
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm |
図星を指す see styles |
zuboshiosasu ずぼしをさす |
(exp,v5s) to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right |
将棋を指す see styles |
shougiosasu / shogiosasu しょうぎをさす |
(exp,v5s) to play shogi |
後指を指す see styles |
ushiroyubiosasu うしろゆびをさす |
(exp,v5s) (obscure) to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite |
方向を指す see styles |
houkouosasu / hokoosasu ほうこうをさす |
(exp,v5s) to point to a direction |
後ろ指を指す see styles |
ushiroyubiosasu うしろゆびをさす |
(exp,v5s) (obscure) to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite |
Variations: |
yubisui ゆびすい |
thumb sucking |
Variations: |
ushiroyubiosasu うしろゆびをさす |
(exp,v5s) (rare) to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite |
Variations: |
mezasu めざす |
(transitive verb) (1) to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; (transitive verb) (2) to go toward; to head for |
Variations: |
yubisasu ゆびさす |
(transitive verb) to point at |
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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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