JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 針: "needle, pin, staple"
The kanji 針 means "needle, pin, staple, stinger". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シン in on'yomi and はり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | needle, pin, staple, stinger |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 505 of 2,501 |
Common words with 針
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 方針policy; course; plan (of action); principle · magnetic needle
- 針needle; pin · hook
- 指針needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer · guiding principle; guideline; guide
- 針金wire
- 秒針second hand (of clock)
- 針路course; direction
- 釣り針fish hook
- 羅針盤compass
- 長針long hand; minute hand
- 針葉樹conifer; needle-leaved tree
- 基本方針basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
- 針の穴eye of a needle
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