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針
Hiragana
はり / しん
Affix
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
裁縫などに使う細く尖った金属製の道具 / 鍼治療に用いる細い金属針 / 細く尖ったもの、または光線などが鋭く伸びるさまのたとえ
Easy Japanese Meaning
ことばのあとにつき、はりのようにとがったものをあらわす。からだにさすはりのいみもある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表“针、缝纫针”的义 / 表“针灸用针（鍼）”的义 / 表“尖形梁”的义
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
接尾，表示縫針等針狀物 / 接尾，「鍼」（針灸）之異體 / 語綴，表示針狀、尖束（如光束、波束）
Korean Meaning
바늘 / ‘鍼’의 대체 표기: 침술용 침 / 뾰족한 빔
Indonesian
jarum (jahit) / jarum akupunktur / jarum penunjuk (pada alat ukur)
Vietnamese Meaning
kim (khâu) / châm (châm cứu) / dầm nhọn
Tagalog Meaning
hulapi na nangangahulugang “karayom” o “pointer” / karayom para sa akupunktura (bilang 鍼) / patulis na biga
Sense（1）
sewing needle
Sense（2）
Alternative spelling of 鍼 (shin): acupuncture
Sense（3）
pointed beam
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
sewing needle / Alternative spelling of 鍼 (shin): acupuncture / pointed beam
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針
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I sew clothes with a needle and thread.
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私は針と糸で服を縫います。
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