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N3 Noun, Counter, Noun suffix

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

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        needle, pin

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      2. 2.

        hook

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      3. 3.

        stinger, thorn

      4. 4.

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

      5. 5.

        staple (for a stapler)

      6. 6.

        needlework, sewing

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      7. 7.

        malice

    2. Counter, Noun suffix

      1. 8.

        counter for stitches

    All Forms

    針 【はり】鉤 【はり】鉤 【ち】鈎 【はり】鈎 【ち】

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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.

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      (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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