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N2 Noun

(しん)wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith, core, heart, centre, center

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    1. Noun

      1.

      wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith

    2. Noun

      2.

      core, heart, centre, center

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    3. Noun

      3.

      pistil (of a flower)

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    4. Noun

      4.

      stamen

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    芯 【しん】

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      蝋燭(ろうそく)(しん)()をつける。

      I light the wick of the candle.

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      りんごの(しん)包丁(ほうちょう)()(のぞ)く。

      Remove the core of the apple with a knife.

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      医師(いし)(ちち)一家(いっか)(しん)として(はたら)いています。

      My father, a doctor, works as the core of the family.

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      (しん)まで(くさ)っている組織(そしき)解散(かいさん)させるよりほかありません。

      There is no other choice but to disband an organization that is rotten to the core.

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      子犬(こいぬ)がガクガクと(ふる)えている。(からだ)(しん)まで()えているに相違(そうい)ない。

      The puppy is shivering uncontrollably. There's no doubt that it's cold to the core.

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