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JLPT N3 · Noun

針 (hari)

針 (はり, hari) is a Japanese noun meaning “needle; pin”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はり
Romaji
hari
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. needle; pin · noun
  2. hook · noun
  3. stinger; thorn · noun
  4. hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer · noun
  5. staple (for a stapler) · noun

Example sentences

針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
Tatoeba #144706
変な魚が針にかかっている。
A strange fish is on the hook.
Tatoeba #83383
彼女は時計の針を１０分進ませた。
She advanced the hand ten minutes.
Tatoeba #89172

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 針

針
needle, pin, stapleシン・はり · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 針.

針金はりがねwire方針ほうしんpolicy針路しんろcourse

Source: JMdict entry 1366210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.