芯

Meaning

芯 centers on the central, essential part of something: a wick is the core of a candle or lamp that draws fuel and sustains the flame.

• 芯しん
  N2

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

• シャー芯シャーしん

  mechanical pencil lead

• ホッチキス芯ホッチキスしん

  staple (for a stapler)

• ランプ芯ランプしん

  lamp wick

• リンゴの芯リンゴのしん

  apple core; core of an apple

• 帯芯おびしん

  thick obi sash; sash padding

• 排水芯はいすいしん

  toilet drain outlet

• 替え芯かえしん

  spare pencil lead; pen refill (cartridge); replacement wick (e.g. of a lantern)

• 真っ芯まっしん

  dead center (of a baseball bat); sweet spot

• 真芯ましん

  dead center

• 空芯菜くうしんさい

  Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage; hung tsai; rau muong; pak boong; swamp morning-glory

• 紙芯かみしん

  cardboard tube

• 芯が強いしんがつよい

  mentally strong; strong-willed

• 芯を食うしんをくう

  to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core

• 芯ケースしんケース

  pencil lead case (for a mechanical pencil)

• 芯出ししんだし

  centering; center alignment

• 芯削りしんけずり

  lead pointer (for a clutch pencil); lead sharpener

• 芯地しんじ

  padding; lining; foundation

• 蝋燭の芯ろうそくのしん

  wick of a candle

• 衿芯えりしん

  collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)

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