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For detailed instructions, see the Component builder how to guide.

To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
Draw any of these components (one at a time) in the drawing area, and select it when you see it
Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
If you know the meanings of the components, type any of them in the text area: water (氵), grass (艹), mouth (口) or husband (夫)
Keep adding components until you can see your kanji in the list of matches that appears near the top.

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The Kanshudo Component Builder can recognize any of the 416 components listed in the chart below the drawing area. Tips:

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55 word matches found for '針' using reading 'しん'

noun

objective; plan; policy

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noun

1. needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index

2. guiding principle; guideline; guide

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らしんばん

noun

compass

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noun

handling the needle

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びょうしん

noun

second hand (of clock)

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noun, 'suru' verb

changing course or direction; shifting position

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noun, 'suru' verb

1. inspection of a meter; reading a meter

2. inspecting clothing, etc. for residual needles, staples, etc.

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たいかいろうしん

noun

looking for a needle in a haystack; attempting the impossible (literally: fishing with a needle in a huge ocean) (yojijukugo)

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むほうしん

noun, 'no' adjective

not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan

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expression, noun

town policies

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noun

company policy

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しどうほうしん

noun

guidelines; guiding principle; dictates (see also: 指導原理)

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noun

gold needle (esp. an acupuncture needle)

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けいえいほうしん

noun

management policies

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せいさくほうしん

noun

(political) policy position; line of policy; party line

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noun

1. stinger (of a bee, etc.)

2. needle covered with poison (only どくばり)

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noun

probe

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きほんほうしん

noun

basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action

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あんぜんほごほうしん

安全保護方針

noun

security policy (computer terminology)

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noun

hour hand (watch, clock)

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こうどうししん

noun

guidelines for action; personal principles

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noun

minute hand

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ぼうしししん

noun

prevention guideline

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noun

policy of our kindergarten

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ほうしんけってい

noun

policy decision

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ちょうしん

noun

long hand; minute hand (see also: 短針)

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noun

short hand; hour hand (see also: 長針)

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こうどうほうしん

noun

course of action

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じしゅししん

noun

independent guideline

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noun

magnetic needle

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Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points, examples), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.

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