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Wick Heart Radical 芯 シン 芯(しん Marrow Staple

Kanji
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
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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