指す (さす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

指す (さす) means to point / to play / to raise an umbrella.

See example sentences below.

指す at a glance

指す

さすsasu

N3verb

to point / to play / to raise an umbrella

指すさすsasuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to point / to play / to raise an umbrella

Example 1

地図で場所を指した。

Translation

I pointed to the place on the map.

Example 2

雨が降ってきたので傘を指した。

Translation

It started raining, so I opened my umbrella.