Vocabulary
芯

芯しん

shin
Common noun

Translations

1. core
2. wick
3. lead (of a pencil)

Notes

The term '芯' is often used in contexts involving the inner part of objects, such as the core of a fruit, the wick of a candle, or the lead of a pencil.

Examples

鉛筆えんぴつの芯しんが折おれた。

Enpitsu no shin ga oreta.

The lead of the pencil broke.

キャンドルの芯しんを短みじかく切きってください。

Kyandoru no shin o mijikaku kitte kudasai.

Please trim the candle wick.

この果物くだものの芯しんは食たべられません。

Kono kudamono no shin wa taberaremasen.

The core of this fruit is inedible.