Kanji1 / 10
針 kanji
needle, pin, staple, stinger
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
シン
Kun readings
はり
Words with 針
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2方針Popularpolicy; course; plan (of action); principle; magnetic needle
- N2針路course; direction
- —指針Popularneedle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index; guiding principle; guideline; guide
- —羅針盤Popularcompass
- —運針handling the needle
- —検針inspection of a meter; reading a meter; needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection
- —短針short hand; hour hand
- —秒針second hand (of clock)
- —分針minute hand
- —偏針deflection
- —羅針compass needle
- —長針long hand; minute hand
- —磁針magnetic needle
- —変針veering
- —時針hour hand (watch, clock)
- —探針probe (device; electric, magnetic, sonic, etc.); probing needle; probe; sound
- —按針pilot (of a boat)
- —金針gold needle (esp. an acupuncture needle)
- —撃針firing pin
- —口針stylet