芯 [しん] /(n) (1) wick/marrow/staple (for stapler)/(pencil) lead/stuffing/pith/(n) (2) (See 心・しん・3) core/heart/centre/center/(n) (3) (See 蕊・しべ・1) pistil (of a flower)/(n) (4) (See 蕊・しべ・2) stamen/(P)/EntL1595120/