(しん)

しん
noun
core, center, wick
1. core, center, heart
The central or innermost part of something.
(からだ)(しん)から()えた。
I was chilled to the bone.
彼女(かのじょ)(しん)(つよ)(ひと)だ。
She is a person with inner strength.
リンゴの(しん)()る。
Remove the core of the apple.
(しん)まで(あたた)まった。
I warmed up to my core.
野菜(やさい)(しん)(かた)い。
The core of the vegetable is hard.
2. wick (of a candle)
The string in a candle that burns.
ロウソクの(しん)()をつける。
Light the wick of the candle.
(しん)(みじか)くなってきた。
The wick has become short.
ロウソクの(しん)()る。
Trim the candle wick.
(しん)()()きた。
The wick burned out.
(あたら)しい(しん)(なが)すぎる。
The new wick is too long.
3. lead (of a pencil)
The graphite stick inside a mechanical pencil.
鉛筆(えんぴつ)(しん)()れた。
The pencil lead broke.
シャーペンの(しん)()()える。
Replace the mechanical pencil lead.
()(しん)()ってきて。
Please buy some replacement leads.
0.5ミリの(しん)使(つか)っている。
I use 0.5mm lead.
(しん)()なくなった。
The lead stopped coming out.

(しん) refers to the core or center of things, both literally and figuratively.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (しん)から (from the core, thoroughly)
  • (しん)(つよ)い (having inner strength)
  • (からだ)(しん) (the core of one's body)
  • ()(しん) (replacement lead for mechanical pencil)
  • (しん)()れる (the lead breaks)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • (しん)まで (all the way through)
  • (しん)のある (having substance, backbone)