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Kanji Detail for 新 - "new, fresh, modern"

  • Meaning

    新 means "new, fresh, modern."

    1. New - Fresh; recent; novel.

    2. Newly - Recently; just now.

    3. Renew - To make new again; to renovate.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    new

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    new, recent, fresh, modern

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    new, recent, fresh, modern

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of old. Such as 推陳出新 (to bring forth the new by discarding the old). | The meaning of pure, clean. Such as reforming oneself is called 自新. | Beginning, initial. Any start is called 新. Such as the first day of the year is called 新年 (New Year). | A dynasty name. Han dynasty Wang Mang was enfeoffed as Marquis of Xindu. Later he usurped the throne and established the dynasty called Xin.
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Sentences including

  • I am very pleased with my new house.

  • He took a look at the newspaper before going to bed.

  • Did you talk to your new classmates yesterday?

  • The new president is well spoken of.

  • He stopped reading the newspaper.

  • I read newspapers in order to keep up with the times.

  • The boy begged for a new bicycle.

  • There are a lot of new buildings here now.

  • What do you think of my new coat?

  • I want to buy a new bicycle.

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