Moto 針: Needle; Pin; StapleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シン
- Kun'yomi
- はり
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 167 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シン)
- 方針ほうしんpolicy; course
- 指針ししんneedle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock)
- 検針けんしんinspection of a meter; reading a meter
- 羅針盤らしんばんcompass
- 針葉樹しんようじゅconifer; needle-leaved tree
- 針路しんろcourse; direction
- 偏針へんしんdeflection
- 分針ふんしんminute hand
- 口針こうしんstylet
- 基本方針きほんほうしんbasic policy; fundamental policy
- 変針へんしんveering
- 大方針だいほうしんbroad policy; overriding principle
- 安全保護方針あんぜんほごほうしんsecurity policy
- 抜針ばっしんneedle removal; needle withdrawal
- 持針器じしんきneedle holder; needle driver
- 指導方針しどうほうしんguidelines; guiding principle
- 按針あんじんnavigation by magnetic compass
- 探針たんしんprobe
- 撃針げきしんfiring pin
- 政策方針せいさくほうしん(political) policy position; line of policy
- 方位磁針ほういじしんcompass
- 方針を固めるほうしんをかためるto agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
- 方針決定ほうしんけっていpolicy decision
- 施政方針しせいほうしんadministrative policy
- 施政方針演説しせいほうしんえんぜつpolicy speech
- 時針じしんhour hand (watch, clock)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 針はりneedle; pin
- 縫い針ぬいばりsewing needle
- 針金はりがねwire
- 釣り針つりばりfish hook
- お針おはりneedlework; sewing
- お針子おはりこseamstress
- かぎ針かぎばりhook; crochet needle
- かぎ針編みかぎばりあみcrochet
- つり針つりばりfish hook
- とじ針とじばりlarge sewing needle; wool needle
- なわ編み針なわあみばりcable needle (knitting)
- まち針まちばりmarking pin
- レコード針レコードばりstylus; phonograph needle
- 並孔針なみあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- 並穴針なみあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- 刃針はばりlancet
- 千人針せんにんばり1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
- 吹き針ふきばりNinja spitting needles
- 弾機孔針だんきあなはりsplit-eye needle
- 弾機穴針だんきあなはりsplit-eye needle
- 待ち針まちばりmarking pin
- 御針おはりneedlework; sewing
- 御針子おはりこseamstress
- 擬餌針ぎじばりartificial fly (fishing); lure
- 普通孔針ふつうあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- 普通穴針ふつうあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- 棒ほど願って針ほど叶うぼうほどねがってはりほどかなうyou can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs
Other readings
- ナミ孔針なみあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- ナミ穴針なみあなはりneedle with a normal eye
- 吹針ふきばりNinja spitting needles
- 小針海豚こはりいるかBurmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
- 待針まちばりmarking pin
- 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ますゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのますFinger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear
- 木綿針もめんばりsewing needle for cotton thread
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