also: ひとさしゆび
noun
Formal or literary term for the index finger. In everyday speech, 人差し指 (ひとさしゆび) is more common.
See also: 人差し指 (ひとさしゆび)
彼は食指で地図の一点を指し示した。
He pointed to a spot on the map with his index finger.
食指を動かすという表現は、
The expression 'move one's index finger' means to feel an appetite or desire for something.
Gikun reading for 食指; the more common spelling for this reading is 人差し指.
The common, everyday word for index finger. 食指 is more formal and literary.
From Chinese 食指 (shízhǐ), literally 'eating finger', referring to the finger used for eating. The Japanese reading しょくし is the on'yomi.