Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Counter, Noun, used as a suffix

(はり)needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      needle, pin

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    2. Noun

      2.

      hook

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    3. Noun

      3.

      stinger, thorn

    4. Noun

      4.

      hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer

    5. Noun

      5.

      staple (for a stapler)

    6. Noun

      6.

      needlework, sewing

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    7. Noun

      7.

      malice

    8. Counter, Noun, used as a suffix

      8.

      counter for stitches

    All Forms

    針 【はり】鉤 【はり】鉤 【ち】鈎 【はり】鈎 【ち】

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    Examples

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      (はち)(はり)()されたので病院(びょういん)()こう。

      I got stung by a bee’s stinger, so I shall go to the hospital.

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      (いぬ)()まれて()(はり)()(きず)()いました。

      I got bitten by a dog and had to get five stitches.

      • N3

      (むかし)はほとんどの女子(じょし)生徒(せいと)(はり)(なら)っていたそうです。

      It seems that most female students used to learn how to sew.

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      (はは)言葉(ことば)(はり)(ふく)んでいるため、たまに(はは)言葉(ことば)(きず)ついてしまう。

      Sometimes I get hurt by my mother's words because they contain needle-like remarks.

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      方位(ほうい)磁石(じしゃく)磁石(じしゃく)(ちか)くに放置(ほうち)してしまったため、(はり)(さだ)まらなくなってしまった。

      I left the compass near a magnet, so the needle lost its orientation.

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