Illustration: At a home sewing table, an adult secures a folded fabric hem with a straight pin. The round pinhead and the exposed section of shaft remain clearly visible where the point passes through both layers. Several matching pins already hold the neighboring fold.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ピン

pin

pin

Example sentences

  1. 写真しゃしんはピンでとめられていた。

    The picture was held on by a pin.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ロイはそのメダルをピンで止とめた。

    Roy fastened the medal with a pin.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ピン1本ほんでさえ盗ぬすむのは罪つみである。

    It is a sin to steal even a pin.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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