JLPT N4 · 13 strokes
Kanji 新: "new"
The kanji 新 means "new". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シン in on'yomi and あたら.しい, あら.た, あら-, にい- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あたら.しいあら.たあら-にい-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | new |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 51 of 2,501 |
Common words with 新
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 新しいnew; novel; fresh; recent
- 新たnew; fresh; novel
- 新new; neo- · newness; novelty
- 新聞newspaper
- 新鮮fresh
- 新人newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit · modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
- 最新latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
- 更新renewal; update; replacement; renovation
- 新作new work; new production; new composition; new creation
- 新入生new student; freshman; first-year student
- 新規new; fresh · new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object
- 新型new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
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