needle, pin, staple, stinger

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
はり
Parts
十金similar kanji →
JLPT N310 strokesGrade 6#505 most commonU+91DD

Stroke order

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10 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 針

  • 指針ししんneedle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; indexN5
  • 針はりneedle; pinN5
  • 針金はりがねwireN5
  • 方針ほうしんpolicy; course; plan (of action); principleN5
  • 羅針盤らしんばんcompassN5
  • 釣り針つりばりfish hookN5
  • 検針けんしんinspection of a meter; reading a meterN3
  • 針小棒大しんしょうぼうだいexaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehillN3
  • 針路しんろcourse; directionN3
  • 短針たんしんshort hand; hour handN3
  • 秒針びょうしんsecond hand (of clock)N3
  • 分針ふんしんminute handN3
  • 偏針へんしんdeflectionN3
  • 長針ちょうしんlong hand; minute handN3
  • 針仕事はりしごとneedlework; sewingN3
  • 磁針じしんmagnetic needleN3
  • 針の穴はりのあなeye of a needleN3
  • 変針へんしんveeringN3
  • 時針じしんhour hand (watch, clock)N3
  • 探針たんしんprobe (device; electric, magnetic, sonic, etc.); probing needleN3