This year's newcomers are very talented.
He won the Rookie of the Year award in professional baseball.
modern humans; Homo sapiens
Anthropological term referring to anatomically modern humans, from Cro-Magnon onward. Not used in everyday conversation.
It is thought that Homo sapiens appeared in Africa about 200,000 years ago.
The company hires several new employees every year.
Five new employees joined the company this month.
The senior staff carefully train the new employees.
She won a newcomer award for her debut work.
新入社員 specifically means a newly hired company employee, while 新人 is a broader term for any newcomer or rookie, such as in sports or entertainment.
新人 emphasizes being new to a role or field, while 若手 emphasizes relative youth and potential within an existing group.
新人 is the plain, everyday word for a newcomer or rookie, while 新手 often carries a contrastive nuance against 古手 (veterans) or refers to freshly deployed personnel.
ひよこ (in its metaphorical sense) and 新人 both describe someone new to a job or field, but 新人 is neutral office vocabulary while ひよこ carries a teasing, affectionate tone.
新人 is the neutral, common word for any new member (of a workplace, team, etc.), while 新顔 stresses that the person's face/identity is still unfamiliar to the group.
新人 is a broader word for any newcomer or rookie, while フレッシュマン specifically implies a first-year student or new career-track hire.
新入生 specifically means a new student at a school, whereas 新人 is a broader term for any newcomer, such as a new employee or a rookie athlete.
新人 is the plain, everyday word for any newcomer, while 新進 specifically implies the person is rising and gaining recognition.
新人 just means a newcomer or rookie with no implication of special talent, while 新鋭 implies fresh, high-performing promise.
new employee training; onboarding
new singer