| Kanji | 芯 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シン | 
| English | wick | 
| Examples | 芯(しん): (1) wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith (2) core; heart; centre; center | 
| JLPT Level | 0 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 2202 | 
| Components | 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140) 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) | 
| Number of Strokes | 7 | 
| Kanji Radical | 艸 | 
| Radical Number | 140 | 
| Radical Strokes | 6 | 
| Radical Reading | くさ・くさかんむり | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | wick | 
| Koohii Story 1 | My favorite are heart shaped candles that smell like sweet flowers. The trick is to find one with a thick wick, they give off the most flower scent (but burn the quickest). | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Giving a girl flowers is like lighting the wick to her heart. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 647 | 
Tags: jlpt.n0, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500
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