単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,087 most used

芯

しん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

wick; (pencil) lead

ITS KANJI

芯wickread しん here1 word ›

IN A SENTENCE

The candle's wick has gotten short.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

core; heart; centre; center

noun

3

pistil (of a flower)

noun

4

stamen

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

新new; neoしん · not in tangoya
真truth; reality; genuinenessしん信honesty; sincerity; fidelityしん

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,087 most used

Written芯 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium