Kanji

鍼

Meaning

needle

Readings

Kun'yomi

はり (acupuncture) needle
はりい acupuncturist
はりし acupuncturist
さす

On'yomi

しんきゅう acupuncture and moxibustion
しんじ acupuncture
しんじゅつ acupuncture

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/17

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Component Analysis

鍼

はり, さ.す, シン

金

かね, かな-, キン

咸

戌

sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac

いぬ, ジュツ

戊

5th calendar sign

つちのえ, ボ, ボウ

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

厂

wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)

かりがね, カン

戈

halberd, arms, festival car...

ほこ, ほこづくり, カ

弋

piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)

いぐるみ, ヨク

厂

wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)

かりがね, カン

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

弋

piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)

いぐるみ, ヨク

丶

dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

口

くち, コウ, ク

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