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    3. 芯

    芯

    芯しん

    wick

    N2KMT9News #21+1CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab7 strokes

    しん

    Noun

    1.
    wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead, stuffing, pith
    2.
    core, heart, centre, center
    3.
    pistil (of a flower)
    4.
    stamen

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    鉛えん筆ぴつの芯しんが折おれてしまった。

    The pencil lead broke.

    KMT6Daily LifeEducation
    キャンドルの芯しんに火ひを灯ともす。

    Light the wick of the candle.

    KMT8Daily Life
    大だい根こんの芯しんの部ぶ分ぶんは甘あまくて美お味いしい。

    The core part of the daikon radish is sweet and delicious.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    この野や菜さいは芯しんまで柔やわらかく煮に込こむと美お味いしい。

    This vegetable is delicious when simmered until the core is soft.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれは見みた目めは穏おだやかだが、芯しんの強つよい人じん物ぶつだ。

    He looks gentle, but he is a person with a strong core (inner strength).

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

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    芯
    wick
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