Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
needle, pin, staple, stinger
Kun:
はり
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鍼灸 【シンキュウ】 acupuncture and moxibustion
  • 針葉樹 【シンヨウジュ】 conifer, needle-leaved tree
  • 指針 【シシン】 needle (compass, gauge, etc.), hand (clock), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide
  • 検針 【ケンシン】 inspection of a meter, reading a meter, needle detection (in garments, etc.), needle inspection

Kun reading compounds

  • 針 【はり】 needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches
  • 針金 【はりがね】 wire
  • 縫い針 【ぬいばり】 sewing needle
  • 無外傷性針 【むがいしょうせいはり】 atraumatic needle

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
chim

Spanish

  • aguja
  • alfiler

Portuguese

  • agulha
  • alfinete
  • grampo
  • o que pica

French

  • aiguille
  • épingle
  • agrafe
  • dard
916 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
905 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
573 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4817 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1407 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
974 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
341 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
729 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1809 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2099 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1488 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
280 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40165 Morohashi
1666 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6218 New Nelson (John Haig)
274 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
292 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
907 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2855 2001 Kanji
8a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
8410.0 Four corner code
1-31-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
91dd Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
Variants:
iron
Kun:
くろがね
On:
テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
  • 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
  • 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
  • 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation

Kun reading compounds

  • 黒金 【くろがね】 iron

Readings

Japanese names:
けん、 てっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tie3
Korean:
cheol

Spanish

  • hierro
  • acero

Portuguese

  • ferro

French

  • fer
283 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
374 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
353 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
327 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4844 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
242 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
976 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1948 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
312 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1814 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2147 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1126 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1527 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
854 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40285 Morohashi
1711 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6253 New Nelson (John Haig)
846 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
909 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
449 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
422 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2863 2001 Kanji
8a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8513.0 Four corner code
1-37-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9244 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
广
Variants:
mineral, ore
Kun:
あらがね
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
  • 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
  • 廃坑 【ハイコウ】 closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine
  • 採鉱 【サイコウ】 mining

Kun reading compounds

  • 粗金 【あらがね】 ore

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kuang4
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • mineral

Portuguese

  • mineral
  • minerar

French

  • minéral
  • minerai
610 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
700 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
674 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1029 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4843 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
532 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
977 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2153 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1604 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1711 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1813 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2145 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1124 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1525 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
749 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40340P Morohashi
1709 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6252 New Nelson (John Haig)
741 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
802 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
774 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2871 2001 Kanji
8a5.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8013.2 Four corner code
1-25-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9271 Unicode hex code