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Kanji Detail for 針 - "needle, acupuncture, policy"

針

  • Meaning

    針 means "needle, acupuncture, policy."

    1. Needle - A thin pointed tool; a pin.

    2. Acupuncture - Medical needle treatment.

    3. Policy - A course of action; direction.

  • Words using 針

    • 方針 ほうしん Listen policy; course; plan (of action)
    • 指針 ししん Listen needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator
    • 針金 はりがね Listen wire

  • Four-character idioms with 針

    • 針小棒大 しんしょうぼうだい Listen exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

  • Tattoo check: 針

    • Verified meaning: needle, acupuncture, policy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はり, はりさき)

    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 針

    Surnames 針(はり)Listen 針(はりさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    needle; pin; staple; stinger

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    needle, pin, tack; acupuncture

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hari(はり) はり

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    needle acupuncture policy pin compass course direction dressmaking embroidery knitting pointed sewing sharp stitching

Sentences including 針

  • A clock has two hands.

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