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指輪 (ゆびわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

指ゆび輪わ

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び

わ

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

ring; finger ring

General term for a ring worn on a finger, including wedding rings, fashion rings, and decorative rings.

彼かの女じょは左ひだり手ての薬くすり指ゆびに指ゆび輪わをはめている。
She wears a ring on the ring finger of her left hand.
結けっ婚こん指ゆび輪わをなくしてしまっ

た

。

I lost my wedding ring.

Written forms

指ゆび輪わUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ゆびわUsage4%
指ゆび環わUsage4%
Uncommon variant using 環 (ring); rarely encountered in modern writing.

Kanji

指finger, point to, indicate
輪wheel, ring, circle
環ring, circle, loop

Similar words

リング
リング is a loanword from English 'ring' and is often used for sports rings (e.g., boxing ring) or as a stylish alternative for finger rings, while 指輪 is the native Japanese word specifically for a finger ring.

Etymology

Compound of 指 (yubi, 'finger') and 輪 (wa, 'ring'). The reading yubiwa is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.