芯 (Shin) is a Japanese noun meaning “wick, marrow, staple (for stapler), (pencil) lead”.
Meanings
- nounwick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith
- nouncore; heart; centre; center
- nounpistil (of a flower)
- nounstamen
Examples
私は体の芯まで冷え切った。
I was frozen to the bone.
体の芯まで冷え切ってしまった。
I'm chilled to the bone.
シャーペンの芯２・３本もらえるかな。
Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).