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新天地 (shintenchi) Japanese meaning: new land | Kotomora

新しん天てん地ち

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

Refers to a new place or environment where one starts a new life, career, or activity. Often used for moving to a new city, country, or field of work.

彼かれは新しん天てん地ちを求もとめて東とう京きょうへ引ひっ

越こ

し

た

。

He moved to Tokyo in search of a new world.

退たい職しょく後ご、ボランティア活かつ動どうという新しん天てん地ちを見みつけた。

After retirement, she found a new sphere of activity in volunteer work.

Kanji

新new
天heavens, sky, imperial
地ground, earth

Related words

新しん生せい活かつ
新天地 emphasizes a completely new place or environment to start in, while 新生活 focuses on the new daily routine or lifestyle itself.
新しん世せ界かい
新天地 is the common word for a fresh start or new place in life (e.g. a new job or home), while 新世界 in this metaphorical sense sounds grander, often implying a whole new era or society.

Built from

新しん+天てん地ち

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 天地 (heaven and earth; world). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Meiji era to mean a new world or new field of endeavor.