What does kanji 針 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 針 is needle.

How is kanji 針 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 針 are はり; the onyomi readings are シン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 針?

Kanji 針 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 針?

The main radical for kanji 針 is 金.

What words use kanji 針?

Example words that use kanji 針 include 針金, 針灸, 針葉樹, 針路.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5

針

Meaning

Kanji 針

needle

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はり
Onyomi 音読み: シン
Nanori 名乗り: は

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #505
Strokes: 10
Radical: 金
Components: 十 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 146 entries that include this kanji.

針金

はりがね

wire

針灸

しんきゅう

acupuncture and moxibustion

針葉樹

しんようじゅ

conifer

針路

しんろ

course

針で刺す

はりでさす

to prick with a needle

針のむしろ

はりのむしろ

bed of nails

針の穴から天のぞく

はりのあなからてんのぞく

to have a narrow view of things

針の穴から天を覗く

はりのあなからてんをのぞく

to have a narrow view of things

針の孔

はりのあな

eye of a needle

針の山

はりのやま

hell's mountain of needles

針の耳

はりのみみ

eye of a needle

針の目

はりのめ

eye of a needle

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は針で布を縫った。

she sewed the fabric with a needle.

針の先が鋭い。

the tip of the needle is sharp.

針が折れた。

the needle broke.

彼は針で刺された。

he was pricked with a needle.

この針は非常に細い。

this needle is very thin.

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