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Japanese symbol for “pinhole”

Romaji: hariana
pinhole

In Japanese, pinhole is , read (hariana).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n pinhole

Kanji and stroke order

needle, pin, staple
on: シン
kun: はり
10 strokes · JLPT 2
hole, aperture, slit
on: ケツ
kun: あな
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “pinhole”

WordReadingMeaning
ピンホール pinhoorupinhole

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうしん houshinpolicy; course; plan (of action)
ししん shishinneedle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator
はりがね hariganewire
らしんばん rashinbancompass
つりばり tsuribarifish hook
しんろ shinrocourse; direction
ぼけつ boketsugrave (pit)
あなうめ anaumefilling (up) a hole

See also: Chinese symbol for “pinhole”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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