This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、はり
Romaji: shin, hari
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ha
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Meanings

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  505
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-8-2
Korean Reading:  chim
Chinese Reading:  zhen1
Unicode:  91dd
JIS:  3F4B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1666
Nelson Index: 4817
New Nelson Index: 6218
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a2.3
Four Corner Index: 8410.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 905
Gakken Index: 573
Japanese Names Index: 1155
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40165
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0496
Remembering the kanji Index: 274
Kanji Flashcards Index: 974
Kodansha Compact Index: 1809
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 916
Kanji in Context Index: 729
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1092
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1488
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 280
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 292
Essential Kanji Index: 1407
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2099
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2855
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 907

Words

(はり、ち)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; counter for stitches
指針 (ししん)
needle (e.g. of a compass); indicator; pointer; index; guiding principle; guideline; guide
羅針盤 (らしんばん)
compass
針金 (はりがね)
wire
お針 (おはり)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
方針 (ほうしん)
objective; plan; policy
針葉樹 (しんようじゅ)
conifer; needle-leaved tree
針路 (しんろ)
course; direction; compass bearing
針目 (はりめ)
seam; stitch
針路を逸れる (しんろをそれる)
to swerve from the course
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