針 is the Japanese kanji for needle, pin, staple, stinger. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is はり and its on reading is シン.
Stroke order
Words with 針
- 針needle, pin
- 方針policy, course, plan (of action)
- 指針needle (compass, gauge, etc.), hand (clock), indicator
- 針金wire
- 針路course, direction
- 針葉樹conifer, needle-leaved tree
Practice 針 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.