- godan verb, transitive to point
- to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
- to identify; to indicate; to point out
- shogi to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece)
- to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
指す
さす
to point
Meanings
Its kanji
In sentences
磁石の針は北を指す。 Compass needles point to the north. #150174
人を指すのは失礼です。 It is rude to point at people. #144395
時計は2時を指している。 The clock says two. #150519
後指を指すのはやめたまえ。 Don't talk about people behind their backs. #174292
温度計は10度を指している。 The thermometer reads 10C. #188324
時計の針が7時を指している。 The hands of the watch point to seven o’clock. #11992685
&という記号は、andを指す。 The sign '&' stands for 'and'. #237582
UFOとは未確認飛行物体を指す。 UFO stands for unidentified flying object. #9669340