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針
1
policy; course; plan (of action); principle
Examples
方針は2つの意見の間をあれこれとぐらついた。
The policy fluctuated between two opinions.
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Orig. meaning
magnetic needle
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Common noun
needle; pin
Examples
針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
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Common noun
hook
Examples
変な魚が針にかかっている。
A strange fish is on the hook.
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Common noun
stinger; thorn
Examples
彼女は時計の針を10分進ませた。
She advanced the hand ten minutes.
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Common noun
hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
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Common noun
staple (for a stapler)
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Common noun
needlework; sewing
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Common noun
malice
Examples
怪我自体はなん針か縫う程度だそうです。
Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches.
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Counter; Noun, used as a suffix
counter for stitches
1
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
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guiding principle; guideline; guide
1
eye of a needle
Examples
富んでいるものが神の国に入るよりは、らくだが針の穴を通る方がもっと易しい。
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
1
change of course; changing direction
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転進 only; Obsolete term; Used in place of 退却 by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII
shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
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needlework; sewing
Examples
母は針仕事で忙しかった。
Mother busied herself with sewing.
