はり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はり – see the following entries.

【針】6

[noun] a sewing pin

[noun] any slender, pointed object resembling or similar in use to a needle:

[noun] a needle used in medical injections

[noun] a stinger (in insects)

[noun] (botany) a thorn

[noun] (by extension) a hand or pointer (in clocks, watches, meters, compasses, etc.)

[counter] counter for stitches

[proper noun] a placename

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spellings
鉤, 鈎

【張り】	[noun] stretching [noun] tenseness; lack of wrinkles Alternative spelling ハリ

【梁】J	[noun] beam, joist

【玻璃】	[noun] glass, crystal

(This term, はり (hari), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はり.)