# 針 — Needle

Frequency rank 972 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 微 (Delicate), less common than 砂 (Sand).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: はり
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

On the left is gold, and on the right a tiny cross -- a golden cross filed down to a point becomes a needle.

In words:

- 針 はり — needle,hand (e.g. clock)
- 針金 はりがね — wire
- 針路 しんろ — course,direction,compass bearing

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