Home / Vocabulary / 針 針 Kanji meanings and readings 針 N2 needle; pin; staple; stinger On readingシン Kun readingはり Radical金 Related vocabulary ✦Illustration in preparation 方針 N2 ほうしん objective; plan; policy ✦Illustration in preparation 針 N3 はり needle; hand (e.g. clock) ✦Illustration in preparation 針路 N2 しんろ course; direction; compass bearing ✦Illustration in preparation 針金 N2 はりがね wire