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新鋭 (しんえい, shinei) Japanese meaning: up-and-coming | Kotomora
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He is attracting attention as an up-and-coming entrepreneur.
This company is leading the market with its new and excellent technology.
Usage patterns 新しん 鋭えい の 〈 人ひと 〉 an up-and-coming person (in a field)
He is an up-and-coming researcher in this field.
新しん 鋭えい 〈 物もの 〉 a state-of-the-art, newly developed machine or vehicle
The air force introduced a new, state-of-the-art fighter jet.
新しん 鋭えい が 台たい 頭とう する new talent rises to prominence
One young rising talent after another is emerging.
新しん 鋭えい 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 a newly established, promising company or organization
This up-and-coming company is growing rapidly.
Kanji 鋭 pointed, sharpness, edge Related words 新進 highlights someone recently emerging into prominence, especially in the arts, while 新鋭 stresses cutting-edge energy and can describe people, companies, or products alike.
気鋭 describes vigorous, ambitious talent and is most often paired as 新進気鋭, whereas 新鋭 can stand alone and modify things like aircraft or companies as well as people.
若手 simply means a young person in a professional context, without the nuance of exceptional promise that 新鋭 carries.
新人 just means a newcomer or rookie with no implication of special talent, while 新鋭 implies fresh, high-performing promise.
新鋭 describes a person or piece of technology that is young, sharp, and cutting-edge, whereas 新興 describes the rise of a nation, industry, or movement as a whole.
Opposites ベテラン describes a seasoned veteran with long experience, the opposite of 新鋭's newly emerged, high-potential talent.
新鋭 describes something new, state-of-the-art, and high-performing, the opposite of 老朽, which describes something worn out and obsolete from age.
Etymology Compound of 新 (new) and 鋭 (sharp, keen). The combination suggests something newly emerged and sharply capable.
