指す (Sasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto point
- godan verb, transitive verbto nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
- godan verb, transitive verbto identify; to indicate; to point out
- godan verb, transitive verbto play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece)
- godan verb, transitive verbto extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
Examples
磁石の針は北を指す。
Compass needles point to the north.
風見は北をさしている。
The weather vane points north.
人を指すのは失礼です。
It is rude to point at people.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).