Moji Ninja

新 — new

新 means “new”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: あたら(しい) (atarashii), あら(た) (arata). You'll see it in words such as 新しい (atarashii, “new”).

新
Stroke order of 新
Meaning
new
On'yomi
シン (shin)
Kun'yomi
あたら(しい) (atarashii), あら(た) (arata)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N5 · set Describing things

How to remember 新

Stand (立) by a tree (木) with an axe (斤) and chop fresh, new wood.

Parts: 立 stand · 木 tree · 斤 axe

Words with 新

WordReadingMeaning
新しいあたらしい atarashii kunnew
新たあらた arata kunnew; fresh

Example sentences

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