新しん天てん地ち

し

ん

て

ん

ち

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

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

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.