新しん星せい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

nova

astronomy

Astronomical term for a star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then fades.

Usage patterns

〈分ぶん野や〉の新しん星せいa rising star of a field
彼かれはファッション業ぎょう界かいの新しん星せいとして注ちゅう目もくされている。
He is drawing attention as a rising star in the fashion industry.
新しん星せいが現あらわれるa nova appears in the sky
夜よ空ぞらに新しん星せいが現あらわれた。
A nova appeared in the night sky.
〈分ぶん野や〉に新しん星せいが誕たん生じょうするa new rising star emerges in a field
音おん楽がく界かいに新しん星せいが誕たん生じょうした。
A new star was born in the music world.

Kanji

新new
星star, spot, dot

Related words

新しん人じんN1sense 2
新人 is a general, neutral word for any newcomer or rookie, while 新星 specifically praises someone for suddenly shining bright, like a star.
有ゆう望ぼう株かぶ sense 2
有望株 focuses on future potential (a promising prospect), while 新星 emphasizes that someone has already burst into visible prominence.
新しん進しん
新星 is a dramatic, metaphorical term for a sudden standout newcomer, whereas 新進 is a more neutral description of gradual rise to prominence.

Opposites

ベテランN2sense 2
新星 refers to a dazzling newcomer, while ベテラン refers to a seasoned veteran with long experience.

Don't confuse with

新しん生せい
新星 (a rising star/nova) and 新生 (rebirth, new life) share the same reading しんせい but are written and mean completely differently.
新しん政せい
新星 (same reading) means 'new star' or a rising talent, unrelated to 新政's meaning of a new political administration.

Word family

超ちょう新しん星せい
supernova

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 星 (star). The astronomical sense is a direct translation of the English 'nova', while the figurative sense is a natural extension.