Kanji

針

針

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はり

Nanori (Name Reading)

はり

Common Readings

シン, はり

Example sentences

針 はり
裁縫道具の中から、一番細い針を選んだ。

I chose the thinnest needle from among the sewing tools.

動く うごく
時計の針が動いている

The hands of the clock are moving.

方針 ほうしん
新しい教育方針が決定された。

A new educational policy has been decided.

強める つよめる
政府は、警備を強める方針だ。

The government plans to strengthen security.

針金 はりがね
彼は針金で鳥かごを作った

He made a birdcage with wire.

針路 しんろ
船は北に針路を取った

The ship set a course to the north.

毒針 どくしん
ハチは尾の先に鋭い毒針を持っている。

Bees have a sharp poisonous stinger at the tip of their tail.

蠍 さそり
砂漠に生息する蠍は、尾に毒針を持っている。

Scorpions that live in the desert have a venomous stinger in their tail.

羅針盤 らしんばん
この古い羅針盤は、かつて多くの冒険家たちの航海を支えてきた。

This old compass once supported the voyages of many adventurers.

方位 ほうい
羅針盤を使って、船の進むべき方位を確認する。

Using a compass, we confirm the direction in which the ship should proceed.

Example Vocabulary

針

はり

needle; pin; hand (of a clock); sting; thorn

方針

ほうしん

policy, course of action, objective, direction

指針

ししん

秒針

びょうしん

針金

はりがね

wire

針路

しんろ

course; route

毒針

どくしん

poisonous stinger; venomous needle

釣り針

つりばり

長針

ちょうしん

羅針盤

らしんばん

compass

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