needle with a normal eye
A sewing needle with a standard-sized eye, as opposed to a needle with a larger or specially shaped eye. Often contrasted with 並孔針.
See also: 並穴針
A needle with a normal eye is used for ordinary sewing.
並孔針 is a similar term for a standard-eye needle; 普通孔針 may be used interchangeably in some contexts.
Standard kanji spelling for this sewing term.
Variant using 穴 instead of 孔; both are used for 'hole'.
Compound of 普通 (ordinary) + 孔 (hole) + 針 (needle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is straightforwardly descriptive.