What does kanji 芯 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 芯 is wick.

How is kanji 芯 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 芯 are シン.

What is the main radical of kanji 芯?

The main radical for kanji 芯 is 艸.

What words use kanji 芯?

Example words that use kanji 芯 include 芯, 芯が強い, 芯ケース, 芯を食う.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

芯

Meaning

Kanji 芯

wick

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: シン
Nanori 名乗り: し

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #2202
Strokes: 7
Radical: 艸
Components: 艾 • 心
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 15 common entries

Showing 15 of 27 entries that include this kanji.

芯

しん

pistil (of a flower)

芯が強い

しんがつよい

mentally strong

芯ケース

しんケース

pencil lead case (for a mechanical pencil)

芯を食う

しんをくう

to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)

芯削り

しんけずり

lead pointer (for a clutch pencil)

えんぴつの芯

えんぴつのしん

lead of a pencil

シャー芯

シャーしん

mechanical pencil lead

ホチキス芯

ホチキスしん

staple (for a stapler)

ランプ芯

ランプしん

lamp wick

りんごの芯

りんごのしん

apple core

衿芯

えりしん

collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)

紙芯

かみしん

cardboard tube

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ろうそくの芯が短くなった。

the candle's wick has become short.

芯に火をつけてください。

please light the wick.

このランプは芯の交換が必要だ。

this lamp needs its wick replaced.

その花は芯まで赤い。

that flower is red all the way to its core.

彼は芯の強い人だ。

he is strong at his core.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 9 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.