Meaning

Primary

Thumb

Alternative

Big Toe

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your parent finger is your thumb! It's bigger than your other fingers, so that means it's in charge too! This goes for the fingers on your feet too, I mean, your toes. So the parent toe is your big toe.

Reading

おやゆび
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings from both kanji, probably because it includes body parts. You know them both already, so now you know this too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 足の親指

    big toe

    右手の親指

    right thumb

    左手の親指

    left thumb

Context Sentences

親指を放してくれ!

Let go of my thumb!

きんちょうすると、親指がふるえます。

When I'm nervous, my thumbs shake.

親指にタコができました。

I’ve got a callus on my thumb.

Kanji Composition