針 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 針意味

needle, pin, staple, stinger

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針 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

はり hari

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シン shin

Examples

針で親指を突いてしまった。

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

変な魚が針にかかっている。

A strange fish is on the hook.

彼女は時計の針を１０分進ませた。

She advanced the hand ten minutes.

怪我自体はなん針か縫う程度だそうです。

Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches.

針と糸を持っていませんか。

Don’t you have a needle and some thread?

磁石の針は北を指す。

Compass needles point to the north.

私は時計の針を進めた。

I advanced the hands on the clock.

彼は針で指を刺した。

He hurt his finger with a needle.

針の落ちる音も聞こえるほどの静けさだ。

You might hear a pin drop.

彼女は時計の針を進めた。

She advanced the hands on the clock.

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