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事新しい (ことあたらしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事こと新あたらしい

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

unprecedented; new and different; fresh

Describes something that feels genuinely new or unlike what came before, often with a nuance of being noteworthy or surprising.

彼かれの提てい案あんは事こと新あたらしいものだった。
His proposal was something unprecedented.
事こと新あたらしいアイデアが会かい議

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A fresh idea came up at the meeting.

2

i-adjective

contrived; affected; unnaturally novel

Used when something seems deliberately made to appear new or different, often with a negative connotation of being forced or artificial.

彼かれの言いい訳わけは事こと新あたらしい感かんじがした。
His excuse felt contrived.
その映えい画がの設せっ定ていは事こと新あたらしくて、わざとらしかった。
The movie's setting was affected and felt forced.

Written forms

事こと新あたらしいUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling.
ことあたらしいUsage25%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing or when avoiding the kanji.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
新new

Similar words

新あたらしい
Simply means 'new' without the nuance of being unprecedented or contrived. 事新しい adds a layer of being notably different or artificially novel.
斬ざん新しん
Means 'novel' or 'innovative' in a positive sense, often for designs or ideas. 事新しい can be neutral or negative when implying contrivance.

Etymology

Compound of 事 (こと, 'thing, matter') + 新しい (あたらしい, 'new'). The prefix 事- adds a nuance of 'particularly' or 'as a matter of fact', giving the sense of something being notably new or different.