ピン
ぴん
noun
pin
1.
pin
A thin pointed piece of metal used for fastening things together.
2.
pin (bowling)
The wooden targets knocked down in bowling.
ピン refers to various types of pins depending on context.
COMMON TYPES:
- ヘアピン (hairpin)
- 安全ピン (safety pin)
- ボウリングのピン (bowling pin)
- ピアスピン (earring post)
EXPRESSIONS:
- ピンからキリまで (from the best to the worst; running the gamut)
- ピンとくる (to click; to suddenly understand)
- ピンとこない (to not quite get it)
Note: ピンとくる/こない are common idiomatic expressions meaning to understand/not understand intuitively.