10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kun'yomi
  • needle ②hook ③counter for stitches
On'yomi
  • シン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はり 62.5%
シン 37.5%

Character Breakdown

needle, pin, staple
はり シン は (6th, N2)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

needle ②hook ③counter for stitches
policy ②magnetic needle
hour hand (watch, clock)
sting (of a bee, etc.) ②needle covered with poison
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References

Unicode hex code 91DD
JIS X 0208 1-31-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4817
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6218
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1666
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2099
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1092
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1488
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 274
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 292
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 573
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1155
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1407
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40165
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 905
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 341
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 341
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 974
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 916
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 907
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 729
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1809
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 280
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a2.3
Four corner code 8410.0
De Roo Code 2855