芯 – vocab dash

芯しん

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Meanings

Noun

1. wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith

2. core; heart; centre; center

3. pistil (of a flower)

4. stamen

Kanji used

Pitch accent

しん

Used in vocabulary

spare pencil lead; pen refill (cartridge); replacement wick (e.g. of a lantern)

Noun

toilet drain outlet

Noun

lead pointer (for a clutch pencil); lead sharpener

Noun

candle wick trimmer; snuffer; douter

Noun

centering; center alignment

Noun

Examples3

私わたしは体からだの芯しんまで冷ひえ切きった。

I was frozen to the bone.

シャーペンの芯しん２・３本ほんもらえるかな。

Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?

体からだの芯しんまで冷ひえ切きってしまった。

I'm chilled to the bone.