新 Kanji – new

The Japanese kanji 新 can mean new.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: new
Onyomi: シン
Kunyomi: あたらしい, あらた, あら-, にい-
Romaji: shin, atarashii, arata, ara, nii
JLPT: 4
Frequency Rank: 51

How is 新 read?

新 has the onyomi reading シン and the kunyomi readings あたらしい, あらた, あら-, にい-.

In romaji, these readings can be written as shin, atarashii, arata, ara, nii.

Common Japanese Words Using 新

These common Japanese words contain 新. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 新嘉坡(シンガポール) — Singapore
  • スポーツ新聞(スポーツしんぶん) — sports newspaper
  • 新西蘭(ニュージーランド) — New Zealand
  • 維新(いしん) — reformation, revolution, renewal
  • 一新(いっしん) — complete change, reform, restoration, remodeling, remodelling, renewal
  • 改新(かいしん) — reformation
  • 革新(かくしん) — reform, innovation
  • 謹賀新年(きんがしんねん) — Happy New Year
  • 更新(こうしん) — renewal, update, replacement, renovation, breaking (a record)
  • 最新(さいしん) — latest, newest, late-breaking (news)

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