Meaning

Primary

Ring

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A finger ring is the kind of ring you'd put on your finger. That's just simply a "ring" though, so you'll have to know what "ring" this is via context.

Reading

ゆびわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings come from the individual vocab readings, and . In English we don't distinguish some other ring from a "finger ring" but in Japanese, you can think of this as two separate words coming together to form one word, which is why it uses the kun'yomi vocab readings like this. So, if you know the individual words, you should be able to figure out this word is read as ゆびわ.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 指輪をする

    to wear a ring

    指輪を外す

    to take off a ring

    指輪をはめる

    to put on a ring, to wear a ring

Context Sentences

大事な指輪を失くしてしまい、気分が晴れません。

I lost my precious ring and I feel awful.

指輪が指から外れなくなってしまいました。

I can't get this ring off of my finger.

「ボーナスが出たら、ダイヤモンドの指輪を買ってやるよ。」「あなたはいつも口先ばかりでしょ。」

"When I get a bonus, I’ll buy you a diamond ring." "You always say that, but words are just words."

Kanji Composition