ピン
Meanings
1
General term for a small thin piece of metal used for fastening or holding things together, such as a hairpin or safety pin.
I fasten my hair with a hairpin.
Please fasten the cloth with a safety pin.
2
bowling pin
Specifically a bowling pin; used in the context of bowling.
He knocked down all the pins with a strike.
3
pin; flagstick
In golf, the flagstick marking the hole on the green.
I aim for the pin on the green and hit the ball.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にピンを刺すto stick a pin into something
I stuck pins into the fabric to hold it temporarily.
- ピンを倒すto knock down the pins (bowling)
I threw the ball and knocked down all the pins.
- ピンをめがけて打つto aim for the pin (in golf)
I putted aiming for the pin on the green.
- 髪にピンを挿すto put a pin in one's hair
She put pins in her hair to keep it in place.