# 針 — needle

針 means “needle”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: はり (hari). You'll see it in words such as 針 (hari, “needle; pin”).

- Meaning: needle
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: はり (hari)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Things 1

## How to remember 針

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 十 ten; cross

## Words with 針

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 針 | はり (hari) | needle; pin |

## More in the “Things 1” set

[機](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/machine/) · [球](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sphere/) · [席](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seat/) · [針](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/needle/) · [管](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pipe/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/needle/. Last updated 2026-11-01.