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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 26

針 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

needle; pointer

On: シンshin
Kun: はりhari

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

針10 strokes

How to write 針: stroke order

針 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

針 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 針 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 針

The parts 針 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

金
money; gold
Radical
十
ten

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 26

袋 bag; sackOnタイ、ダイ、テイKunふくろ燃 burn; fuelOnネン、ゼンKunもえる、もす、もやす毒 poison; harmful substanceOnドクKunそこなう、わるい札 label; banknoteOnサツKunふだ、さね、わかじに狙 aim; targetOnソ、ショKunねらい、ねらう、さる脇 side; armpitOnキョウKunわき、わけ、かたわら卒 graduate; finishOnソツ、シュツKunそっする、おえる、おわる副 deputy; secondaryOnフク、フウKunそう敬 respectOnケイ、キョウKunうやまう、つつしむ針 needle; pointerOnシンKunはり