I Love Kanji指す (sasu)
指す (さす, sasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to point”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さす
- Romaji
- sasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to point · godan verb, transitive
- to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person · godan verb, transitive
- to identify; to indicate; to point out · godan verb, transitive
- to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece) · godan verb, transitive
- to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 指す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 指す | さす sasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 指します | さします sashimasu |
| Negative | 指さない | ささない sasanai |
| Polite negative | 指しません | さしません sashimasen |
| Past | 指した | さした sashita |
| Polite past | 指しました | さしました sashimashita |
| Negative past | 指さなかった | ささなかった sasanakatta |
| Te-form | 指して | さして sashite |
| Potential | 指せる | させる saseru |
| Passive | 指される | さされる sasareru |
| Causative | 指させる | ささせる sasaseru |
| Volitional | 指そう | さそう sasou |
| Imperative | 指せ | させ sase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 指せば | させば saseba |
Kanji in 指す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 指す.
指ゆびfinger指輪ゆびわ(finger) ring指導しどうguidance指揮しきcommand親指おやゆびthumb薬指くすりゆびring finger小指こゆびlittle finger指定していdesignation中指なかゆびmiddle finger人差指ひとさしゆびindex finger目指すめざすto aim at (for, to do, to become)指図さしずdirections指令しれいorder指摘してきpointing out
Source: JMdict entry 1309670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.