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

on readings:
  • shin
kun readings:
  • atara
  • ara
  • nii
examples:
kaishin renovation, reformation
kakushin reform
saishin newest
shinbun newspaper
shinbunshi newspaper, newsprint
shinjitai simplified kanji used after 1946
宿 Shinjuku Shinjuku ward of Tokyo
shinki new
shinsei new order, reorganization
shinsen fresh
shinsetsu newly established, newly organized
shinshiki new type

links:
Shinjitai
Shinjuku
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Last ∆ on 19 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.