Learn JLPT N4 Kanji

Meaning of 新

new

Onyomi

シン
shin

Kunyomi

あたら(しい)、 あら(た)
atara(shii), ara(ta)

Learn Japanese kanji: 【シン / あたら(しい)、 あら(た)】

Significado: new.

51 of 2,500 most used kanji in newspapers.

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- Example Sentences

Each example sentence includes a Japanese kana reading, the romaji reading, and the English translation.

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Example #1

あたらしいくるまをかいました！
atarashii kuruma wo kaimashita.
I bought a new car!
Example #2

それはしんしゃですか？
sore wa shinsha desu ka?
Is that a new car?
Example #3

わたしはあまりしんぶんをよまない。
watashi wa amari shinbun wo yomanai.
I don't really read any newspapers.
Example #4

にほんのしんかんせんはとてもはやい。
nihon no shinkansen wa totemo hayai.
Japan's shinkansen bullet train is very fast.
Example #5

いまからあらたなじんせいをはじめる。
ima kara aratana jinsei wo hajimeru.
I will start a new life from now.
Example #6

３ねんまえ、わたしたちはしんこんりょこうでイギリスにいきました。
3 nen mae, watashi tachi wa shinkon ryokou de igirisu ni ikimashita.
We went to England on a honeymoon trip three years ago.
Example #7

むすこにいえをしんちくしてあげた。
musuko ni ie wo shinchiku shite ageta.
I built my son a new house.
Example #8

しんじんはよくかんたんなミスをおこす。
shinjin wa yoku kantan na misu wo okosu.
New workers often make simple mistakes.

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