新

Meaning

新 centers on the idea of newness: something fresh, recent, or not yet used. It applies to objects, states, and beginnings.

• 新しん
  N2

  new; neo-

• 新しいあたらしい
  N5

  new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

• 更新こうしん
  N2

  renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

• 新聞しんぶん
  N5

  newspaper

• 新たあらた
  N3

  new; fresh; novel

• 最新さいしん
  N3

  latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

• 新作しんさく

  new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

• 新規しんき
  N1

  new; fresh

• 新潟にいがた

  Niigata (city, prefecture)

• 新人しんじん
  N1

  newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent; new star

• 新幹線しんかんせん
  N4

  Shinkansen; bullet train

• 新品しんぴん

  brand-new article; new item

• 新鮮しんせん
  N3

  fresh

• 新型しんがた

  new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

• 維新いしん
  N1

  reformation; revolution; renewal

• 新着しんちゃく

  newly arrived; newly received

• 新曲しんきょく

  new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

• 革新かくしん
  N1

  reform; innovation

• 新刊しんかん
  N1

  new book; new publication

• 新築しんちく
  N2

  new building; new construction

• 新興しんこう
  N1

  rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

• 新設しんせつ

  establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

• 斬新ざんしん

  novel; original; new; innovative

• 新年しんねん
  N2

  New Year

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