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The Japanese word for thumb is
親指

おやゆび - oyayubi
親-parent, 指-finger



thumb

Japanese Definition


thumb
     1. 名詞. (手や手袋)親指。
     2. 動詞. 親指でさわる。
     3. 動詞. (ページなどを)親指でめくる。
           I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
           私は、何ページかめくってみて、わざわざ読むまでもないと決めた。



Translations for thumb and their definitions

親指
     1. n. a thumb (digit)


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