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指 means 'finger'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 197   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 18    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 176 words   Used in 404 words   Used in 182 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シ
Kun
   ゆび finger   さす to point
Additional readings
Kun    -さし
Name    い   いぶ   さし   さす
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  旨 content; purport  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 指 is used 19 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 指 is used 396 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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シ : 295 words FIND ALL
し ど う 0
1. leadership; guidance; coaching
2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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ゆび : 65 words FIND ALL
ゆ び わ 0
noun
(finger) ring
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さす : 15 words FIND ALL
さ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to point
2. to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
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さす (read as さし) : 14 words FIND ALL
noun
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
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さす (read as ざ) : 6 words FIND ALL
め ざ す 2
Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on
2. to go toward; to head for
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さす (read as さす) : 1 word FIND ALL
さ す ま た 0
Most common form: 刺股
noun
two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal; man-catcher war fork  (martial arts term)
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An additional 9 less common words include 指 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 305 (originally: 289)  Joy o' Kanji : 289  Key to Kanji: 419 

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指
シ   ゆび finger   さす to point   
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旨
シ   むね content; purport   
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匕
さじ spoon   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
扌
hand
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