針 — kanji meaning “needle”
針
needle, pin, staple, stinger
- Meanings
- needle, pin, staple, stinger
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- はり
- Name readings
- は
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #505 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- zhēn — Chinese character page
Words with 針
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方針 | ほうしん houshin | policy; course; plan (of action) |
| 指針 | ししん shishin | needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator |
| 針金 | はりがね harigane | wire |
| 羅針盤 | らしんばん rashinban | compass |
| 釣り針 | つりばり tsuribari | fish hook |
| 針路 | しんろ shinro | course; direction |
| 針葉樹 | しんようじゅ shin'youju | conifer; needle-leaved tree |
| 検針 | けんしん kenshin | inspection of a meter; reading a meter |
| 秒針 | びょうしん byoushin | second hand (of clock) |
| 避雷針 | ひらいしん hiraishin | lightning rod |
| 撃針 | げきしん gekishin | firing pin |
| かぎ針 | かぎばり kagibari | hook; crochet hook; crochet needle |
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