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：2026/01/15
針
Hiragana
はり
Noun
broadly
empty-gloss
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
裁縫やその他の刺繍に使われる針 / 蓄音機の針（レコードプレーヤーの針） / 医療用注射針 / 編み針 / 毒針（昆虫の針）
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほそくてとがったもの。ぬいものやあみもの、ちゅうしゃにつかい、むしのとげもいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
针（用于缝纫、刺绣、编织、医疗注射等） / 唱机上的唱针 / 昆虫的毒刺
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
細長的尖針；用於縫紉、編織或醫療注射 / 唱針；留聲機/唱片機的拾音針 / 昆蟲的刺
Korean Meaning
바늘(바느질·자수용) / 주사바늘·축음기 바늘 등 바늘 모양의 침 / (곤충의) 독침
Indonesian
jarum (untuk menjahit, merajut, menyuntik, atau jarum piringan hitam) / sengat (pada serangga)
Vietnamese Meaning
kim (khâu vá/thêu; đan; máy hát đĩa than) / kim tiêm / ngòi đốt (côn trùng)
Tagalog Meaning
karayom para sa pananahi o iniksyon / karayom ng plaka (stylus) / karayom sa pagniniting
Sense（1）
a staple (wire fastener)
Sense（2）
a needle used in sewing or other forms of embroidery
Sense（3）
a needle used in medical injections
Sense（4）
a knitting needle
Sense（5）
a stinger (in insects)
Sense（6）
a phonograph needle (in record players)
Sense（7）
(botany) a thorn
Sense（8）
(fishing) a hook, fishhook
Sense（9）
embroidery, needlework
Sense（10）
(figuratively) malice
Sense（11）
(by extension); a hand or pointer (in clocks, watches, meters, compasses, etc.)
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（ hiragana ）
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a needle used in sewing or other forms of embroidery / a phonograph needle (in record players) / a needle used in medical injections / a knitting needle / a stinger (in insects)
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針
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She took out a sewing needle to sew the hem of her new dress.
She took out a sewing needle to sew the hem of her new dress.
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彼女は新しいドレスの裾を縫うために、針を取り出した。
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