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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