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KanjiN2Grade 6 · 小610 strokesRadical 金

針 · needle, pin

針 is a kanji meaning needle, pin, staple, stinger. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • はりhari

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 針 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 針
WordReadingMeaningLevel
針はりneedle, hand (e.g., clock)N3
針路しんろcourse, directionN2
針金はりがねwireN2
方針ほうしんobjective, plan, policyN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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