Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    eye of a needle

    富んでいるものが神の国に入るよりは、らくだが針の穴を通る方がもっと易しい。
    It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Also written 針の孔【はりのあな】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kun
はり
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
505 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
8a2.3The Kanji Dictionary
8410.0Four corner code
2855deroo
91ddUnicode hex code
1-31-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4817Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6218New Nelson (John Haig)
1666New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1488Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
274Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
292Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
573A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1407Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40165Morohashi
905A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
341Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916henshall3
907Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
729Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1809Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
chimKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Kun
あな
On
ケツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1366 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

けなしし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.2The Kanji Dictionary
3080.2Four corner code
762deroo
7a74Unicode hex code
1-23-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3313Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4187New Nelson (John Haig)
2159New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2682Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1366Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1852Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1316Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1413Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
158Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
984Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25406Morohashi
849A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
899Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
921Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1595Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
860henshall3
834Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1122Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1450Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1326Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xue4, xue2Pinyin reading
hyeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level