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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小213 strokesRadical 斤#51 in newspapers

新 · new

新 is a kanji meaning new. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あたらしいatarashii
  • あらたarata
  • あら-ara-
  • にい-nii-

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 新 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 新
WordReadingMeaningLevel
新しいあたらしいnewN5
新聞しんぶんnewspaperN5
新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper companyN4
新鮮しんせんfreshN3
新たあらたnew, freshN3
新興しんこうrising, developing, emergentN3
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More words that use 新
WordReadingMeaningLevel
新幹線しんかんせんShinkansen, "Bullet Train"N2
革新かくしんreform, innovationN1
新婚しんこんnewly-wedN1
新人しんじんnew face, newcomerN1
新築しんちくnew building, new constructionN1
新入生しんにゅうせいnew student, first-year student, freshmanN1

Example sentence

新聞を取って。

しんぶんをとって

Get me the newspaper.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #145118 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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