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Kanji Detail for 芯 - "core, center, wick"

芯

  • Meaning

    芯 means "core, center, wick."

    1. Core - The central part.

    2. Center - The middle; the heart.

    3. Wick - The central part of a candle.

  • Tattoo check: 芯

    • Verified meaning: core, center, wick
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 芯

    Given names 芯(しん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wick

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pith from rush (Juncus effusus)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    core, pith; the pith of a rush (Juncus effusus)

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The skinned pith of rush grass. Colloquially called 燈芯 (lamp wick). White and soft. Used today to light lamps. Its stem is thin, round, and long. Can also make raincoats.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    core center wick essence heart kernel nucleus central fundamental hub middle pivotal backbone marrow

Sentences including 芯

  • This refill lasts half a year.

  • I don't eat apple cores.

  • I'm chilled to the bone.

  • I was frozen to the bone.

  • I don't eat apple cores.

  • I'm chilled to the bone.

  • That organization is corrupt to the core.

  • I was chilled to the bone.

  • Tom threw the apple core into the garbage can.

  • Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?

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