Dashboard/Vocabulary/指す

指す

さす

Readings

さす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto point
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto identify; to indicate; to point out
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece)
  5. 5.
    v5s, vtto extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

Kanji breakdown

指
N49 strokesGrade 3

Study progress

Sign in to track your progress.

← まつわる目覚まし時計 →

AI Tutor

Context: 指す (さす)

Current word

指すさす

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

🎌

Ask anything about Japanese grammar, usage, or nuance.