Word
針
はり
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CommonJLPT N3
Meanings
- Noun
needle; pin
- Noun
hook
- Noun
stinger; thorn
- Noun
hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
- Noun
staple (for a stapler)
- Noun
needlework; sewing
- Noun
malice
- Counter
counter for stitches
In Spanish
aguja; manecilla
- Other forms
- 鉤、鈎
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
Me pinché el pulgar con una aguja.
Tatoeba #144706(opens in a new tab)変な魚が針にかかっている。
A strange fish is on the hook.
Tatoeba #83383(opens in a new tab)