🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

索引

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sakuin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Index/ˈɪn.dɛks/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"本の最後にある索引は、必要な情報をすぐに見つけるのに役立ちました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A list or catalog of items, often organized in a specific order, that provides a reference to the location of information.

    "The index at the back of the book helped me quickly find the information I needed."
  2. 2

    A numerical measure of change in a securities market.

    "The stock market index rose significantly after the announcement of new economic policies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived directly from Latin index, meaning 'pointer', 'indicator', or 'forefinger', from indicare 'to point out'. In the 16th century, the meaning extended to refer to an alphabetical list of topics in a book, and later adopted specialized mathematical and economic meanings.

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