also: ばねあなはり
split-eye needle
A specialized sewing needle with a split eye that allows easy threading. Used in industrial sewing and handicrafts.
This sewing machine comes with a split-eye needle.
Using a split-eye needle makes threading much easier.
General term for needle; 弾機孔針 specifically refers to a split-eye type.
Sewing machine needle; 弾機孔針 is a subtype with a split eye.
Standard kanji spelling for this technical term.
Variant spelling using 穴 instead of 孔; both are used in technical contexts.
Kana spelling using the native reading ばね for 弾機; encountered in some technical documents.
Compound of 弾機 (spring) + 孔 (hole) + 針 (needle), referring to the spring-like split eye that facilitates threading. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.