Kanji: 指

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	手(扌龵) Radical name: て（てへん）
Meaning:	Finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	指(ゆび)	finger
N4	指輪(ゆびわ)	finger ring
N3	指(さ)す	to point, to put up umbrella, to play
N3	指導(しどう)	leadership, guidance, coaching
N2	親指(おやゆび)	thumb
N2	薬指(くすりゆび)	ring finger
N2	小指(こゆび)	little finger
N2	指定(してい)	designation, specification, assignment, pointing at
N2	中指(なかゆび)	middle finger
N2	人差指(ひとさしゆび)	index finger
N2	目指(めざ)す	to aim at, to have an eye on
N1	指図(さしず)	instruction, mandate
N1	指揮(しき)	command, direction
N1	指示(しじ)	indication, instruction, directions
N1	指摘(してき)	pointing out, identification
N1	指令(しれい)	orders, instructions, directive
N1	中指(ちゅうし)	middle finger
N1	指差(ゆびさ)す	to point at