Back to N2 Kanji

針

JLPT N2 SL6 10 strokes Frequency: #505

Meanings

Needle, Pin, Staple, Stinger

Radicals

釒

Decomposition

⿰釒十

Etymology

Ideographic: A metal 釒 pin 十

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

2 dot right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 horizontal bottom-to-top

5 vertical right-to-left

6 dot bottom-to-top

7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 rising bottom-to-top

9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

10 vertical right-to-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シン shin

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はり hari

Words Using This Kanji

124 words total

Other (20 words)

絹針きぬばり

needle for silkwork

行動方針こうどうほうしん

course of action

指針ししん

needle (compass, gauge, etc.)

自主指針じしゅししん

independent guideline

畳針たたみばり

tatami needle

針小棒大しんしょうぼうだい

exaggeration

針路しんろ

course

針箱はりばこ

sewing box

needle

針金はりがね

wire

刃針はばり

lancet

千人針せんにんばり

1000-stitch belt

短針たんしん

short hand

避雷針ひらいしん

lightning rod

秒針びょうしん

second hand (of clock)

分針ふんしん

minute hand

偏針へんしん

deflection

編み針あみばり

knitting needle

方針決定ほうしんけってい

policy decision

検針けんしん

inspection of a meter

First Previous 1 / 7 Next Last