What is the Kanji for "Needle"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Needle", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Needle" is "針".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hari".

Its onyomi reading is "Shin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "釒" . And The kanji "十" means "Ten" and can be read as "Juu" and "Too".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "針" mean in japanese?

"針" means "Needle".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

方針: "Policy". The noun '方針 (ほうしん)' means 'policy'. It refers to a course of action or principle of management adopted or proposed by an organization or individual. It is used to guide and determine present and future decisions and actions. For example: The company's new policy is to reduce emissions - (その会社の新しい方針は排出量を削減することです). The government's policy on healthcare - (政府の医療政策)

針: "Needle". The Japanese noun '針 (はり)' means 'needle'. This word refers to a sharp, slender and pointed instrument used for sewing, knitting, or other similar crafts. Needles come in various sizes and materials, such as metal, plastic or wood. They are an essential tool for many textile and handicraft activities. For example: I need to thread this needle - (この針に糸を通さなければなりません). The sewing needle has a sharp point - (この縫い針は先が鋭利です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.