fingerprint in Japanese
fingerprint in Japanese is 指紋 — fingerprint means the unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.
fingerprint in Japanese
指紋
Pronounced: shimon
What does "fingerprint" mean?
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noun The unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.
"Police lifted a fingerprint from the doorknob."
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noun A distinctive combination of features that identifies something, used more broadly than just for fingers.
"The malware left a digital fingerprint that investigators traced."
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verb To record someone's fingerprints, or to uniquely identify something by its distinctive traits.
"Visitors to the facility are fingerprinted at the entrance."
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fingerprint in a sentence
- Police lifted a fingerprint from the doorknob.
- No two people share the same fingerprint.
- The malware left a digital fingerprint that investigators traced.
- Visitors to the facility are fingerprinted at the entrance.
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What is "fingerprint" in Japanese?
"fingerprint" in Japanese is 指紋. fingerprint means: The unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.
How do you pronounce 指紋?
"fingerprint" in Japanese is 指紋, pronounced "shimon".
How do you use "fingerprint" in a sentence?
Example: "Police lifted a fingerprint from the doorknob." In Japanese, "fingerprint" is 指紋.
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