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Biology

* The front part of the
leg A leg is a weight-bearing and locomotive anatomical structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as "extensible struts". The combination of movements at all joints can be modeled as a single, linear element cap ...
below the knee *
Shinbone The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), 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 t ...
, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates


Names

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Shin (given name) is a common Japanese given name which is mostly used for males. Written forms Shin can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *真, "true" *伸, "extend" *新, "new" *心, "heart" *信, "belief" *進, "progress" *慎, "hum ...
(Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese given name *
Shin (Korean surname) Shin is a Korean surname. Other rarer romanizations of this surname include Sin or Sheen. Clans There are three Chinese characters that can be read as ''Shin''. Between these three characters, there are seven different Korean clans, each of whic ...
(Hangul: 신, Hanja: 申, 辛, 愼), a Korean family name


Fictional characters

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Shin Akuma , known in Japan as , is a fictional character from the ''Street Fighter'' series of fighting games created by Capcom. Akuma made his debut in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' as a Player character, secret character and an alternative Boss (vid ...
, a character in the Street Fighter series * Shin Asuka (disambiguation), multiple *Shin Godzilla, a fictional monster from a film of the same name *
Shin Hati This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Di ...
, a fictional character in ''Star Wars'' * Shin Malphur, a character in the video game '' Destiny 2: Forsaken'' * Kamen Rider Shin, a character in the Kamen Rider series * Seijuro Shin (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), ' (March 2015 to August 2017), and '' Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' (Nove ...
* 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 manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 volumes ...
'' * Shin Tsukimi from the video game ''
Your Turn to Die -Death Game by Majority- is a Japanese episodic horror adventure game first released on 28 August 2017. The game was developed by Nankidai, a manga artist, and was later adapted into a manga and light novel, which were both released in 2021. An English translation wa ...
'' * Shin Chan from the Japanese TV Series by the same name


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) *
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 p ...
(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 Eric Burton and for a while Lacrimosa singer and songwriter Tilo Wolffin 2009 was Mattia Rissone during the tour with Lady Gaga. ...
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The Shin The Shin ( ka, შინ) is a Georgia (country), Georgian Jazz fusion, fusion jazz band formed in Germany in 1998. The music of The Shin smoothly combines Georgian Folk music, folk melodies with jazz, famous native polyphonic singing with scat, a ...
, a Georgian fusion jazz band *
The Shins The Shins are 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 c ...
, an American indie band * Shin (シン), a Japanese rock singer and former vocalist of Vivid


Places

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Shin, Iran Shin () is a village in Aq Bolagh Rural District of Sojas Rud District in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It bo ...
, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran *
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 (), also known as the Swat Valley, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in t ...
, an administrative unit in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan *
Shin, Syria Shin ( ''Shîn'') is a town in western 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 southeast, Hadidah ...
, a village in Syria *
Loch Shin Loch Shin (, ) is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the 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 loch was raised by ov ...
, a loch in the Scottish Highlands *
River Shin The River Shin (, ) 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 the Falls of Shi ...
, a river in the Scottish Highlands


Other uses

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Shin (letter) Shin (also spelled Šin (') or Sheen) is the twenty-first and penultimate letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician ''šīn'' 𐤔, Hebrew ''šīn'' , Aramaic ''šīn'' 𐡔, Syriac ''šīn'' ܫ, and Arabic ''sīn'' . The Phoenician ...
, the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew and Arabic *
Shin Buddhism Shin may refer to: Biology * The front part of the 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 *
Shin Corporation Intouch Holdings PCL (; formerly Shin Corporation) is a Thai holding company which focuses on the telecommunication industry. It is the parent company of Advanced Info Service (AIS), the largest mobile phone operator in Thailand, and Thaicom, ...
, one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand *
Shina language Shina ( , ) is a Dardic languages, Dardic language of Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainl ...
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Shina people The Shina ( Shina: ݜݨیاٗ, ) or Gilgitis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group primarily residing in Gilgit–Baltistan and Indus Kohistan in Pakistan, as well as in the Gurez ( Kishenganga Valley) and Dras regions of Jammu and Kash ...
, an ethnic group who live in parts of Pakistan and northern India * Shin (信), a principle of
Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren Buddhism (), also known as ''Hokkeshū'' (, 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 the Kamakura period school ...
* Shin Japan Heroes Universe, a Japanese crossover media project


See also

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Şin Şin (also, Shin) is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West ...
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Shina (disambiguation) Shina may refer to: * Kohistani Shina language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Shina language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan * Shina people, an ethnic group in Gilgit Baltistan, Paki ...
* Shine (disambiguation) * Shien (disambiguation) *
Shein (disambiguation) Shein is a Chinese online fast fashion retailer. Shein may also refer to: People with the surname * Aleksei Shein (1662–1700), Russian commander * Ali Mohamed Shein (born 1948), Tanzanian politician * Arn Shein (1928–2007), American sports ...
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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 * Sheenbor ...
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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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