新


This kanji means new. It is used, for example, in shinbun (新聞), which means newspaper.

on readings:
  • shin
kun readings:
  • atara
  • ara
  • nii
examples:
改新 kaishin renovation, reformation
革新 kakushin reform
最新 saishin newest
新聞 shinbun newspaper
新聞紙 shinbunshi newspaper, newsprint
新字体 shinjitai simplified kanji used after 1946
新宿 Shinjuku Shinjuku ward of Tokyo
新刊 shinkan new publication
新規 shinki new
新制 shinsei new order, reorganization
新鮮 shinsen fresh
新設 shinsetsu newly established, newly organized
新式 shinshiki new type

links:
Shinjitai
Shinjuku
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Last ∆ on 25 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.