一いっ新しん紀き元げん

also: いちしんきげん

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Meanings

noun

new era; new age

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo meaning the beginning of a completely new period, often used in formal or literary contexts to describe a fresh start or a major turning point.

新しん社しゃ長ちょうの就しゅう任にんは、会かい社しゃにとって一いっ新しん紀き元げんとなるだろう。
The new president's appointment will mark a new era for the company.
この発はつ明めいは科か学がくの一いっ新しん紀き元げんを開ひらいた。
This invention opened a new age in science.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
新new
紀chronicle, account, narrative
元beginning, former time, origin

Related words

新しん時じ代だい
新時代 is a more common and neutral term for 'new era', while 一新紀元 is a formal yojijukugo with a stronger sense of a complete renewal.
新しん紀き元げん
新紀元 is a shorter synonym also meaning 'new era', but 一新紀元 emphasizes a thorough, once-and-for-all renewal.

Built from

一いっ新しん+紀き元げん

Written forms

一新紀元
- いっしんきげん
  Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo. The reading いっしんきげん is the most common.
- いちしんきげん
  Alternate reading listed; less common than いっしんきげん.
いちしんきげん

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 一 (one, completely), 新 (new), 紀 (era, chronicle), and 元 (origin, beginning). The phrase literally means 'one new era beginning' and is used to signify a fresh start or a major turning point.