Close relatives cut with an axe — fresh start, new
| Romaji | shin |
| Meanings | new, neo- |
| Stroke Count | 13 |
| Radical | 斤 (#69 — axe) |
| JLPT Levels | JLPT 1, JLPT 2, JLPT 5 |
| Frequency | #282 most common |
| Word | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 革新 | kakushin | innovation; reform | JLPT 1 |
| 刷新 | sasshin | reform; renovation | JLPT 1 |
| 更新 | koushin | renewal; update | JLPT 1 |
| 新陳代謝 | shinchin taisha | metabolism; renewal | JLPT 1 |
| 新規性 | shinkisei | novelty; newness | JLPT 1 |
| 実用新案 | jitsuyou shin'an | utility model | JLPT 1 |
| 新説 | shinsetsu | new theory | JLPT 1 |
| 温故知新 | onko chishin | learning from the past | JLPT 1 |
| 斬新 | zanshin | novel; original; innovative | JLPT 1 |
| 革新的 | kakushinteki | innovative; revolutionary | JLPT 1 |
| 新緑 | shinryoku | fresh green (of new leaves) | JLPT 1 |
| 維新 | ishin | restoration, revolution | JLPT 1 |
| 新 | shin | new; neo- | JLPT 2 |
| 新築 | shinchiku | new construction | JLPT 2 |
| 新しい | atarashii | new | JLPT 5 |
| 新聞 | shinbun | newspaper | JLPT 5 |
Learn all words containing 新 with spaced repetition
新 (shin) means "new, neo-" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT level 1, 2, 5.
The Japanese character 新 has 13 strokes. Its radical is 斤 (axe).
The radical of 新 is 斤 (axe, Kangxi radical #69).