針
Meanings
Noun
1. needle; pin
2. hook
3. stinger; thorn
4. hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
5. staple (for a stapler)
6. needlework; sewing
7. malice
Counter
Suffix
8. counter for stitches
Other spellings
はり
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はり
Used in vocabulary
Examples25
変な
A strange fish is on the hook.
彼女
She advanced the hand ten minutes.
怪我
Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches.
針
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
今日
A stitch in time saves nine.
針
Don't you have a needle and some thread?