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新奇 (しんき, shinki) Japanese meaning: novel | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity Related words 斬ざん 新しん 斬新 emphasizes groundbreaking or radically innovative, often in a striking way. 新奇 is milder and simply means something is new and fresh, not necessarily revolutionary.
新あたら しい 新しい is the general word for 'new' in any sense. 新奇 specifically highlights novelty and originality, often with a nuance of being unusual or unconventional.
Etymology Compound of 新 (new) and 奇 (strange, unusual). The combination conveys the idea of something being both new and intriguingly different.
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His proposal is novel and interesting.
I'm looking for furniture with an original design.