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針 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
はりhari
Meaning
needle; pointer; hand (of a clock)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

金 "metal" plus 十 "to pierce"; metal drawn to a fine point — hence "needle."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin針路しんろ運針うんしん秒針びょうしん
Kunはりhari針はり針金はりがね

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 方針ほうしん

    policy; course

  • 針金はりがね

    wire

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

時計(とけい)の針(はり)が三(さん)時(じ)をさす。

The clock hands point to three.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 金Map of reading シンAll maps

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