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Keyword
new
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1619
Readings
しん
(56%)
あら
(14%)
にい
(1%)
Composed of
立
standing up
木
tree
斤
axe
Mnemonic

A new axe is going to be sharp. So sharp that it might not leave any tree standing up.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
薪
firewood
噺
spin a tale
Used in vocabulary (633 in total)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
new; fresh; novel
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
630 more...
Examples (200 in total)
He said he didn't like his new job.
Have you got settled into your new house yet?
Are you new, too?
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