Kanji

新

new

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

斤部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あたらしい, あらた, あら-, にい-

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, あら, あらた, すすむ, ちか, にい, はじめ, よし, わか

Common Readings

シン, あたら…しい, あら…た, にい

Example sentences

新しい あたらしい
新しい靴を買いました。

I bought new shoes.

始める はじめる
明日から新しい仕事を始める

I will start a new job from tomorrow.

新た あらた
証拠の発見により、調査は新たな局面を迎えた。

The investigation entered a new phase with the discovery of the evidence.

確立 かくりつ
新たな外交方針が確立された。

A new foreign policy was established.

しん
新学期が始まり、新しい教科書を受け取った。

The new semester started, and I received new textbooks.

移替 いたい
新体制への移行に伴い、組織を移替した。

With the transition to the new system, the organization was rearranged.

新鮮 しんせん
毎朝、市場から新鮮な魚が届きます。

Every morning, fresh fish arrives from the market.

みず
毎日、新鮮な水を二リットル飲むようにしています。

I try to drink two liters of fresh water every day.

新聞 しんぶん
父は毎朝、朝食を食べながら新聞を読みます。

Every morning, my father reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.

一面 いちめん
今朝の新聞の一面には大きなニュースが出ていた。

There was big news on the front page of this morning's newspaper.

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