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針

Needle
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingはり
JōyōGrade 6Level 26
  1. pin
  2. hook
  3. stinger
  4. thorn

Synonyms

釣り針鉤

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (はり)
梁 · beam

Popular Usage

針路

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
How it's built
針
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

metal (金) · gold (金) · ten (十)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 292

Compound words

指針ししん
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
針金はりがね
wire
方針ほうしん
policy; course; plan (of action); principle; magnetic needle
羅針盤らしんばん
compass
釣り針つりばり
fish hook
運針うんしん
handling the needle
検針けんしん
inspection of a meter
絹針きぬばり
needle for silkwork
畳針たたみばり
tatami needle
針鰻はりうなぎ
elver (type of eel)
針灸しんきゅう
acupuncture and moxibustion
針槐はりえんじゅ
black locust
針樅はりもみ
tiger-tail spruce (Picea polita)
秒針びょうしん
second hand (of clock)
絎針くけばり
needle for the blind stitch
鉤針かぎばり
hook
針の筵はりのむしろ
bed of nails
行動方針こうどうほうしん
course of action
自主指針じしゅししん
independent guideline
小針海豚こはりいるか
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
針小棒大しんしょうぼうだい
exaggeration

Additional Examples

彼は新しい電灯を止めるのに針金を使った。
He used a wire to connect the new light.tatoeba
彼は会社の方針に抗議して辞表を出した。
He submitted his resignation in protest of the company's policy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Needle. 金 (metal) + 十 (a cross) — a metal rod with an eye.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 針

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