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Reading

Kana: シン
Romaji: shin
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

wick

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2202
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  sim
Chinese Reading:  xin4
Unicode:  82af
JIS:  3F44

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2423
Nelson Index: 3905
New Nelson Index: 4976
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k4.2
Four Corner Index: 4433.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30732X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0536
Remembering the kanji Index: 2368
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1898
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 647
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2744

Words

(しん)
wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith; core; heart; centre; center
蝋燭の芯 (ろうそくのしん、ローソクのしん)
wick of a candle
偏心 (へんしん)
eccentricity (in mechanics, electronics, etc.)
摘心 (てきしん)
thinning (buds and branches)
帯芯 (おびしん)
thick obi sash; sash padding
シャー芯 (シャーしん)
mechanical pencil lead
林檎の芯 (りんごのしん)
core of an apple
灯心 (とうしん)
(lamp) wick
替え心 (かえしん)
spare lead
芯地 (しんじ)
padding; lining; foundation
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