芯
芯

wick

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芯しんNounFreq #5238
1

wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith

Examples
シャーペンの芯２・３本もらえるかな。
Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?
2

core; heart; centre; center

Examples
私は体の芯まで冷え切った。
I was frozen to the bone.
3

pistil (of a flower)

4

stamen

残心残身ざんしん残芯NounFreq #53829
1

continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke

2

Esp. 残身

follow-through (e.g. in archery)

3

Orig. meaning

lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance

芯が強いしんがつよい～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #59730
1

mentally strong; strong-willed

花心花芯かしんNounFreq #61554
1

center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

真芯ましんNounFreq #84859
1

dead center

鉛筆の芯えんぴつの芯鉛筆のしんえんぴつのしんNounExpressionFreq #91056
1

lead of a pencil

灯心灯芯とうしん燈心燈芯NounFreq #94375
1

(lamp) wick

シャー芯シャーしんNounFreq #113345
1

Colloquial; From シャーペン + 芯

mechanical pencil lead

Examples
0.3のシャー芯って何であんなに高いのですか？
Why are '0.3' pencil leads so expensive?
リンゴの芯りんごの芯林檎の芯林檎の心リンゴのしん (リンゴの芯)りんごのしん (りんごの芯／林檎の芯／林檎の心)NounExpressionFreq #151561
1

apple core; core of an apple

芯地心地しんじNounFreq #153301
1

padding; lining; foundation

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