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

新

  • Meaning

    新 means "new, fresh, modern."

    1. New - Fresh; recent; novel.

    2. Newly - Recently; just now.

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

  • Words using 新

    • 新た あらた Listen new; fresh; novel
    • 新党 しんとう Listen new (political) party
    • 新聞 しんぶん Listen newspaper
    • 新人 しんじん Listen newcomer; new figure; new member
    • 新生 しんせい Listen rebirth; new birth; nascent
    • 新幹線 しんかんせん Listen Shinkansen; bullet train
    • 新政 しんせい Listen new government; new administration
    • 新規 しんき Listen new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation)

  • Four-character idioms with 新

    • 新陳代謝 しんちんたいしゃ Listen renewal; replacement; regeneration
    • 一新紀元 いっしんきげん Listen new era; new age
    • 人心一新 じんしんいっしん Listen complete change in public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
    • 改過自新 かいかじしん Listen changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf
    • 斬新奇抜 ざんしんきばつ Listen novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
    • 新涼灯火 しんりょうとうか Listen the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading

  • Tattoo check: 新

    • Verified meaning: new, fresh, modern
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, あたら, あたらい, あたらし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 新

    Given names 新(あらた)Listen

    Surnames 新(あきら)Listen 新(あたら)Listen 新(あたらい)Listen 新(あたらし)Listen 新(あよた)Listen 新(あら)Listen 新(あらさき)Listen 新(あらざき)Listen 新(あらだ)Listen 新(あらたし)Listen 新(いまき)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ara(あら) あら

    arata(あら-た) あら-た

    atarashii(あたら-しい) あたら-しい

    nii(にい) にい

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    斤 (onozukuri・ono・kin)

  • Related Keywords

    new fresh modern contemporary current innovative latest novel original recent young unused

Sentences including 新

  • 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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