I bought new shoes.
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
I will start a new job from tomorrow.
The investigation entered a new phase with the discovery of the evidence.
A new foreign policy was established.
The new semester started, and I received new textbooks.
With the transition to the new system, the organization was rearranged.
Every morning, fresh fish arrives from the market.
I try to drink two liters of fresh water every day.
Every morning, my father reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.
There was big news on the front page of this morning's newspaper.
Example Vocabulary
新しい
new; fresh; recent
新た
new; fresh; novel
新
new; fresh; (as prefix) neo-
新鮮
fresh; novel; new
新聞
newspaper
新人
newcomer; rookie; freshman
最新
latest; newest; state-of-the-art
新作
new work; new production; latest release
更新
renewal; update; breaking (a record)
新入生
freshman; new student; newcomer
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