Word details
針
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 針.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun
needle; pin
Examples
針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
2
Common noun
hook
Examples
変な魚が針にかかっている。
A strange fish is on the hook.
3
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.
4
Common noun
hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
5
Common noun
staple (for a stapler)
6
Common noun
needlework; sewing
7
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.
8
Counter; Noun, used as a suffix
counter for stitches
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