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芯 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
—
Meaning
core; wick

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass plus heart: the part at the very centre of a plant — the core.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin芯しん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 芯しん

    core; lead of a pencil

  • 灯芯とうしん

    lamp wick

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

書(か)いている途中(とちゅう)で鉛筆(えんぴつ)の芯(しん)が折(お)れた。

The pencil lead snapped while I was writing.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

灯芯芯灯lamp苛harsh葛kudzu萎wither蓋lid蔑despis…枕pillow心heart申say辛spicy臣retain…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading シンAll maps

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