針
needle; pin; staple; stinger
10 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 505.
Readings
- シン (on reading): 方針 (ほうしん) policy; 指針 (ししん) needle (compass, gauge, etc.)
- はり (kun reading): 針 (はり) needle; 針仕事 (はりしごと) needlework
- Read as a whole word: 針孔 (めど) eye of a needle; 針孔 (みず) eye of a needle
Components
Words using 針
- 方針 (ほうしん) policy
- 指針 (ししん) needle (compass, gauge, etc.)
- 基本方針 (きほんほうしん) basic policy
- 針路 (しんろ) course
- 経営方針 (けいえいほうしん) management policies
- 針 (はり) needle
- 針仕事 (はりしごと) needlework
- 針金 (はりがね) wire
- 釣り針 (つりばり) fish hook
- 毒針 (どくばり) sting (of a bee, etc.)
- 針孔 (めど) eye of a needle
- 針孔 (みず) eye of a needle
131 words in all.