芯
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Origin of the character
形声。「艸」 + 音符「心」。を意味する漢語｛芯｝を表す字。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
wick
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- シンJHS
- Other languages
- 拼音xin1
- 拼音xin4
- 한글sim
- Hán-ViệtTâm
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 7 strokes
- Radical
- 艸(くさ)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+82AF
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹心
Words using this kanji
- 芯しんwick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead
- 芯地しんじ衣服の襟、帯、肩などの型崩れを防ぐために芯として使用するものの総称。心地。padding, lining, foundation
- 芯削りしんけずりlead pointer (for a clutch pencil), lead sharpener
- 芯出ししんだしcentering, center alignment
- 芯ケースしんケースpencil lead case (for a mechanical pencil)
- 芯が強いしんがつよいmentally strong, strong-willed
- 芯を食うしんをくうto get to the heart of the matter, to get to the core, to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Lookup codes
- SKIP
2-3-4- Four Corner
4433.0- Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k4.2- Heisig
- 647
- Nelson
- 3905