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新本 (しんぽん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん本ぽん

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Meanings

1

noun

new book; unused book

Refers to a book that is physically new or unused, as opposed to a secondhand book.

この本ほんは新しん本ぽんだから、傷きず一ひとつない。
This book is new, so it doesn't have a single scratch.

2

noun

newly-published book

Refers to a book that has just been published, emphasizing its recent release rather than its physical condition.

Kanji

新new
本book, present, main

Similar words

古ふる本ほん
古本 means 'secondhand book' or 'used book', the direct opposite of 新本 in the sense of physical condition.
新しん刊かん
新刊 also means 'new publication', but is more commonly used and can refer to newly published books or magazines in general.

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 本 (book). The reading しんぽん follows standard on'yomi patterns.

来らい月げつ、あの作さっ家かの新しん本ぽんが出でるらしい。

It seems that author's new book will be released next month.