単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,279 most used

針

はり1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

needle

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She sews with a needle and thread.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

needle; pin

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

hook

noun

3

stinger; thorn

noun

4

hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

noun

5

staple (for a stapler)

noun

6

needlework; sewing

noun

7

malice

noun

8

counter for stitches

counter · suffix

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,279 most used

Written針、鉤、鈎

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

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