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新卒 (shinsotsu) Japanese meaning: new graduate | Kotomora
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He joined a major company as a new graduate.
Recruitment of new graduates takes place every spring.
Usage patterns 新しん 卒そつ で 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 入にゅう 社しゃ する to join (a company) as a new graduate
He joined this company as a new graduate.
新しん 卒そつ として 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) in the capacity of a new graduate
She started working as a new graduate.
新しん 卒そつ 枠わく で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 under the new-graduate quota/track
He was hired under the new-graduate quota.
Kanji 卒 graduate, soldier, private Related words 新卒 is a fresh graduate with no work experience, whereas 第二新卒 is someone who graduated a few years ago and has some job experience but is still treated like a new graduate in hiring.
新卒 refers specifically to a new graduate who has just finished school, while 新入社員 covers anyone newly hired regardless of whether they are a fresh graduate or a mid-career hire.
新卒 emphasizes having just graduated (a fresh graduate, esp. in job-hunting contexts), while 学卒 simply denotes the fact of holding a college degree.
Word family new graduate; new graduates
graduate recruitment; hiring of new graduates
recent graduate looking to change jobs; second-time new graduate
Etymology Abbreviation of 新規卒業者 (new graduate). The kanji 新 means 'new' and 卒 is from 卒業 (graduation).
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simultaneous recruiting of new graduates; bulk hiring of new graduates
