Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the
human leg
The human leg, in the general word sense, is the entire lower limb (anatomy), limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or Gluteal muscles, gluteal region. However, the definition in human anatomy refers only to ...
below the knee
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Shinbone
The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...
, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
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Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese given name
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Shin (Korean surname)
Sin or Shin is a Korean family name. It is cognate to the Chinese family names Shēn (申) and Xin (辛). According to the 2000 census in South Korea, there were 911,556 people with the surname ''Sin''.
Clans
There are three Chinese character ...
(Hangul: 신, Hanja: 申, 辛, 愼), a Korean family name
* Shin (Chinese: 新, which means "new"), spelled in Pinyin as
Xin
Fictional characters
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Shin Akuma
Akuma (悪魔, Japanese for "Devil", "Demon"), known in Japan as , is a fictional character and secondary antagonist of the ''Street Fighter'' series of fighting games by Capcom. Akuma made his debut in '' Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' as a ...
, a character in the Street Fighter series
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Shin Asuka (disambiguation), multiple
* Shin Malphur, a character in the video game ''
Destiny 2: Forsaken''
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Kamen Rider Shin, a character in the Kamen Rider series
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Seijuro Shin
The ''Eyeshield 21'' anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where the members of Deimon Devil Bats have the ambition to compete at t ...
(進), a character in the manga and anime series ''Eyeshield 21''
* A character in the manga
Dorohedoro
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Q Hayashida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazines ''Monthly Ikki'' (November 2000 to September 2014), ''Hibana'' (March 2015 to August 2017), and ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' ...
* A character in the manga and anime ''
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially colle ...
''
Music
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Shin (band)
Shin is a Taiwanese five-man Mandopop rock band who debuted in 2002 with their self-titled album, ''Shin''. The name 'Shin' came from the groups's former lead vocalist, Shin. Other members include guitarist Chris, bass player Max, keyboard p ...
( zh, 信樂團, links=no)
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Shin (singer)
Shin (; born Su Chien-hsin on 14 May 1971) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He is known as the former lead singer of the rock band Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominee for Best Mandarin Male Singer.
Shin had been singing in ...
(蘇見信), a Taiwanese singer and former lead singer of the band Shin
* Shin, the drummer of the German visual kei group
Cinema Bizarre
Cinema Bizarre was a German glam rock band from Berlin. They released their debut album in 2007. Their manager was Lacrimosa singer and songwriter Tilo Wolff. In January 2010, the band announced that they were taking a break.
Cinema Bizarre ...
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The Shin, a Georgian fusion jazz band
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The Shins
The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's cu ...
, an American indie band
* Shin (シン), a Japanese rock singer and former vocalist of
Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
Places
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Shin, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
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Shin, Swat
Shin is an administrative unit, known as a Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
See also
* Swat District
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division ...
, an administrative unit in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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Shin, Syria
Shin ( ar, شين ''Shîn'') is a town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs. Nearby localities include Rabah to the north, al-Mahfurah to the northeast, Tarin to the east, Suwayri to the sou ...
, a village in Syria
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Loch Shin
Loch Shin ( gd, Loch Sìn, ) is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town of Lairg. The loch, the largest in Sutherland, runs from the north-west to the south-east and is long.
In the 1950s, the level of the loc ...
, a loch in the Scottish Highlands
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River Shin
The River Shin ( gd, Abhainn Sin, ) is a river in the Scottish North West Highlands.
The river flows from the southern end of Loch Shin, next to the village of Lairg. It flows in a generally southward direction, passing by Shin Forest and over th ...
, a river in the Scottish Highlands
Other uses
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Shin (letter)
Shin (also spelled Šin (') or Sheen) is the twenty-first letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Shin , Hebrew Shin , Aramaic Shin , Syriac Shin ܫ, and Arabic Shin (in abjadi order, 13th in modern order).
Its sound value is a voice ...
, the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew and Arabic
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Shin Buddhism
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the human leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
* Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese g ...
, a widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, named after its founder, Shinran
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Shin Corporation
Intouch Holdings PCL ( th, บริษัท อินทัช โฮลดิ้งส์ จำกัด (มหาชน); formerly Shin Corporation) is a Thai holding company which focuses on telecommunication industry. It is the parent ...
, one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand
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Shina language
Shina ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan.{{Cite book , last1=Saxena , f ...
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Shina people
The Shina or shin (Shina: ݜݨیاٗ, ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group primarily residing in Gilgit–Baltistan and Indus Kohistan in Pakistan, as well as in the Dras Valley and Kishenganga Valley (Gurez) in the northern region of ...
, an ethnic group who live in parts of Pakistan and northern India
* Shin (信), a principle of
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism ( ja, 日蓮仏教), also known as Hokkeshū ( ja, 法華宗, meaning ''Lotus Sect'') is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of ...
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Şin
Şin (also, Shin) is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental coun ...
, Azerbaijan
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Shina (disambiguation)
Shina may refer to:
* Shina language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
* Shina people, a Dardic ethnic group in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
People named Shina
* Shina Matsudo (born 1973), Japanese freestyle swimmer
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Shine (disambiguation)
Shine may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Shine'' (film), a 1996 Australian film based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist
* Shine, a fictional character in the American animated TV series ''Shimmer and Shine''
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Shein (disambiguation)
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Sheen (disambiguation)
Sheen may refer to:
Places
* Sheen or West Sheen, an alternative name for Richmond, London, England
** East Sheen
** North Sheen
** Sheen Priory
* Sheen, Staffordshire, a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands, England
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Chin (disambiguation)
The chin is the lowermost part of the human face.
* Double chin, an extra layer of fat that protrudes from underneath the chin
* Cleft chin, a chin with a dimple in the center
* Chin-up, a strength training exercise
* Chin (combat sports), "a good ...
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