針
はり
needle; pin; hook; stinger
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
needle; pin- hook
- stinger; thorn
- hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
- staple (for a stapler)
All 8 meanings
- needlework; sewing
- malice
Counter, Noun, suffix
counter for stitches
Example sentences
針のように鋭い。
They are as sharp as needles.
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He hurt his finger with a needle.
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Compass needles point to the north.
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I advanced the hands on the clock.
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Please thread the needle for me.
More examples (10)
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She pushed her needle in and out.
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She advanced the hands on the clock.
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A stitch in time saves nine.
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I pricked my thumb with a needle.
針のようにとげとげしい。
They are as sharp as needles.
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The compass pointer always seeks north.
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A strange fish is on the hook.
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Don't you have a needle and some thread?
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I pricked my thumb with a needle.
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A clock has two hands.