Word Meaning 羅針

らしん rashin

羅針 is read as らしん (rashin) and means compass needle.

Meaning

English

  1. compass needle

Reading

Kana

らしん

Romaji

rashin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133319 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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羅針盤

らしんばん

compass

羅針盤座

らしんばんざ

Pyxis (constellation)

羅針儀

らしんぎ

compass

羅列

られつ

enumeration

羅漢

らかん

arhat

羅方位

らほうい

compass bearing

羅生門

らしょうもん

Rashōmon (gate in old Kyoto)

羅国

らこく

incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)

釣り針

つりばり

fish hook

検針

けんしん

inspection of a meter

縫い針

ぬいばり

sewing needle

政策方針

せいさくほうしん

(political) policy position

Example Sentences

1

A society without religion is like a ship without a compass.