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新感覚 (shinkankaku) Japanese meaning: novel | Kotomora

新しん感かん覚かく

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Meanings

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noun-modifying (irregular), noun

novel; new and exciting; innovative

Describes something that feels fresh, original, or unlike anything before. Often used in product names, marketing, and media reviews.

このゲームは新しん感かん覚かくの操そう作さシステムを採さい用よう

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This game uses a novel control system.

新しん感かん覚かくのスイーツが話わ題だいになっている。

A new and exciting dessert is getting attention.

Kanji

新new
感emotion, feeling, sensation
覚memorize, learn, remember

Related words

斬ざん新しん
斬新 emphasizes sharp originality or cutting-edge design, while 新感覚 focuses on the fresh feeling or experience itself.
画かっ期き的てき
画期的 implies epoch-making or groundbreaking, often for inventions or historical achievements; 新感覚 is lighter and more about sensory novelty.

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新しん+感かん覚かく

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 感覚 (sensation, feeling). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese as a marketing or media term for something that feels fresh and original.