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芯

wick
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingシン
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. wickRtK
    体の芯まで冷え切ってしまった。I'm chilled to the bone.tatoeba
    私は体の芯まで冷え切った。I was frozen to the bone.tatoeba
  1. staple (for stapler)
  2. (pencil) lead
  3. stuffing

Synonyms

心蕊

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
How it's built
芯
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

flowers (艹) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 647

Compound words

衿芯えりしん
collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)
残芯ざんしん
continued alertness
芯地しんじ
padding
帯芯おびしん
thick obi sash
替芯かえしん
spare pencil lead
摘芯てきしん
thinning (buds and branches)
灯芯とうしん
(lamp) wick
燈芯とうしん
(lamp) wick
偏芯へんしん
eccentricity (in mechanics, electronics, etc.)
替え芯かえしん
spare pencil lead
鉛筆の芯えんぴつのしん
lead of a pencil
林檎の芯リンゴのしん
apple core
蝋燭の芯ろうそくのしん
wick of a candle

Additional Examples

シャーペンの芯２・３本もらえるかな。
Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?tatoeba
この替え芯は半年持つ。
This refill lasts half a year.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 芯

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step