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| English: new | On-Yomi: シン | Kun-Yomi: あたら.しい あら.た あら- にい- あせ あたらし し に にっ につ よし |
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斤 (おの) – axe
Henshall Mnemonic: stand of trees newly cut down by sharp ax
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #51 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #51 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 新婚 [しんこん]
(n) newly-wed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 革新 [かくしん]
(n) reform; innovation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新人 [しんじん]
(n) new face; newcomer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新築 [しんちく]
(n) new building; new construction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新 [しん]
(n,n-suf,pref) new [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新興 [しんこう]
(n) rising; developing; emergent [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 新曲 [しんきょく]
(n) new piece; new song [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新型 [しんがた]
(n) new style [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新劇 [しんげき]
(n) new type or school of drama [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新語 [しんご]
(n) new word [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新作 [しんさく]
(n) new work; new production [K] [D] [Jisho] - 最新 [さいしん]
(n) latest; newest [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新式 [しんしき]
(adj-na,n) new form; new formula [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新車 [しんしゃ]
(n) new car [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新手 [あらて]
(n) fresh supply of troops; newcomer; new method [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新春 [しんしゅん]
(n) New Year (Spring) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新書 [しんしょ]
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新進 [しんしん]
(n) rising; up-and-coming [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新世界 [しんせかい]
(n) a new world; the New World [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新制 [しんせい]
(n) new system [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新政 [しんせい]
(n) a new government or administration [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新星 [しんせい]
(n) new face (star); nova [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新生 [しんせい]
(n) rebirth; new birth; nascent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新生児 [しんせいじ]
(n) newborn baby [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新設 [しんせつ]
(n) newly organized or established [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新雪 [しんせつ]
(n) new snow [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新鮮さ [しんせんさ]
(n) freshness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新装 [しんそう]
(n) redecoration; remodelling; refurbishment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新卒 [しんそつ]
(n) new (recent) graduate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新体 [しんたい]
(n) new style [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新陳代謝 [しんちんたいしゃ]
(n) renewal; replacement; metabolism [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.