Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 新しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 新あたら しい 新あたら しくない Polite 新あたら しいです 新あたら しくないです also 新あたら しくありません Past polite 新あたら しかったです 新あたら しくなかったです also 新あたら しくありませんでした Past 新あたら しかった 新あたら しくなかった Te-form 新あたら しくて 新あたら しくなくて Adverbial 新あたら しく Conditional 新あたら しければ 新あたら しくなければ Tara conditional 新あたら しかったら 新あたら しくなかったら
Usage patterns 新あたら しい 〈 物もの 〉 を 買か う to buy a new (item)
新あたら しい 生せい 活かつ が 始はじ まる a new life/lifestyle begins
A new life will begin next month.
新あたら しい 発はっ 見けん をする to make a new discovery
We made a new discovery during the research.
〈 事こと 〉 に 新あたら しい 〈 物もの 〉 を 取と り 入い れる to introduce something new into (a situation)
The company introduced a new system.
Related words· 9 新た is more formal and often used in set phrases or as a na-adjective to emphasize renewal or a fresh start, while 新しい is the everyday word for 'new'.
真新しい emphasizes brand-newness or pristine condition, making it a stronger version of 新しい .
新規 is a formal, business-oriented term for something newly started or registered, while 新しい is the everyday adjective for 'new' in general.
新しい is the everyday i-adjective for “new” usable in any context, while ニュー is a katakana prefix mainly used before nouns in product names or media titles.
Show 5 more Show fewer 新しい is the general word for 'new' (objects, information, styles), while 新鮮 specifically stresses freshness in quality, taste, or feel.
新 is a formal prefix limited to Sino-Japanese compounds like 新技術 , while 新しい is the everyday i-adjective usable for almost anything new.
新しい is the plain, general word for 'new', while 斬新 specifically highlights striking originality and freshness.
新しい describes something objectively new or recent, while 珍しい describes something that feels novel or unfamiliar to the person experiencing it.
新しい is the general adjective for 'new', while 最新 is the superlative 'the newest/latest' and typically modifies with の rather than inflecting like an i-adjective.
Opposites 古い means 'old' and is the standard opposite of 新しい across objects, ideas, and time.
新しい means 'new' and is the direct opposite of 古臭い 's 'stale, outdated' feeling.
Word family· 10 Show 5 more Show fewer feeling vaguely new; having a sense of novelty
very fresh; extremely fresh
novel; new to one's ears; unfamiliar
neophilia; love of new things; person who loves new things
neophilia; love of new things; person who loves new things
Written forms 新あたら しい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
あたらしい Usage 1%
新あた らしい Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not used in modern standard writing.
Etymology Derived from the adjective あたらし , historically meaning 'precious' or 'regrettable', which shifted to the modern sense of 'new' by the late Heian period. The kanji 新 is used for its meaning of 'new'.
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