JLPT N2 · Noun

索引 (sakuin)

索引 (さくいん, sakuin) is a Japanese noun meaning “index (in a book)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さくいん
Romaji: sakuin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

index (in a book) · noun

Example sentences

その本には索引がついていますか。

Is there an index to the book?

Tatoeba #206705

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 索引

索

cord, rope, searchingサク · 10 strokes

引

pull, tug, jerkイン・ひ.く・ひ.ける · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 索引.

捜索そうさくsearch (esp. for someone or something missing)模索もさくgroping (for)字引じびきdictionary引くひくto pull引っ越すひっこすto move (house)引き出しひきだしdrawer引退いんたいretirement引用いんようquotation引越しひっこしmoving (dwelling, office, etc.)引っ張るひっぱるto pull引力いんりょくattraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation)強引ごういんoverbearing引算ひきざんsubtraction割引わりびきdiscount

Source: JMdict entry 1298320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.