noun
General term for a small thin piece of metal used for fastening or holding things together, such as a hairpin or safety pin.
髪をピンで留める。
I fasten my hair with a hairpin.
安全ピンで布を留めてください。
Please fasten the cloth with a safety pin.
noun
bowling pin
Specifically a bowling pin; used in the context of bowling.
彼はストライクでピンを全部倒した。
He knocked down all the pins with a strike.
noun
pin; flagstick
In golf, the flagstick marking the hole on the green.
グリーン上のピンを狙って打つ。
I aim for the pin on the green and hit the ball.