Keyword
new
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1619
Readings
しん
(56%)
あら
(14%)
にい
(1%)
Composed of
standing up
tree
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)
firewood
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)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
new student; freshman; first-year student
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(brand-)new article
newcomer; initiate; rookie
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
newly-wed; newly married
Shinkansen; bullet train
novel; original; new; innovative
new school term
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
newspaper company
new species; new variety
new book; new publication
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
rebirth; new birth; nascent
newspaper reporter; print journalist
original; novel; new
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
new building; new construction
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
new moon; crescent moon
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
fresh verdure; new green leaves
new; unused; new
newly appointed; inaugural
new recruit; conscript
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
newspaper story (article, account)
newcomer; tyro
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Rookie of the Year award
new medicine; new drug
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
new product; new line (of products)
reform; innovation
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
new menu item; new dish on a menu
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
newcomer; new face
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
new record (in sports, etc.)
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
fresh snow; new snow
young and energetic; up-and-coming
new government; new administration
sprout; bud; shoot
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
new discovery; new invention
to appear in the newspaper
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
freshness; novelty
new graduate; recent graduate
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
Meiji Restoration (1868)
new arrivals; new acquisitions
reform; renovation
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
new order; new system
rhythmic gymnastics
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
new form; new formula
nova; new face; new star
technological innovation
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
opening (of uncultivated land)
novel; original; new
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
newly constructed shrine
rising; up-and-coming
new development; new discovery
new building; annexe; annex
new functionality; new feature
new capital
new (political) party
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
newly arrived
latest version; latest edition
reformist group
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
Protestantism
new emperor
wall newspaper; wall poster
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
new shop; new store; new restaurant
newspaper advertisement
the press; (in the) newspapers
pickled vegetables; pickles
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
new residential area; new residential development
new customer
new invention (discovery)
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
newly-released music; new release (CD, album, etc.); new score; new composition
racing form; racing (news)paper
brand new; fresh
first tea of the season
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
new law; new method
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
English-language newspaper
new registration; registering for the first time
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
Meiji Restoration
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
newspaper slot; newspaper box
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
new brew of sake
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
neoplasm; tumor; tumour
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
new leaves; fresh verdure
type of jōruri recitation
new store; newly-opened store
new book; new publication
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
publication in a new format or binding; special edition
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
welcome party for new students, club members, etc.
daily update; updating daily
rookie-of-the-year
a new product joining a group of other products
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
Japan Innovation Party
appearing for the first time (esp. vocabulary, kanji, etc. in a school textbook)
neocortex; neopallium
new government; new administration
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
very young fish (esp. a konoshiro gizzard shad); (arch.) new geisha
old and new (thing); old, but unused
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
newspaper report; press reporting
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (China)
reformation
newly established school
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
new idea or design; novelty
new style poetry; new style poem
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
alternative energy
new bill; banknote
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
newly compiled; newly edited
renewal charge; renewal fee
new strains of (pandemic) influenza
newly-built ship; new boat
new arrivals (of products etc.); new consignment
new disciple; new student; new apprentice; newly accepted professional wrestlers
a new house; a branch family
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
new emperor
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
new car model; late-model car
latest news; most recent news
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
automatic update; automatic renewal
to begin a new chapter (in)
new household; new home
new bureaucrats; right-wing, pro-military bureaucrats who gained prominence in the Home Ministry after the Manchurian Incident (1931)
housewarming (party)
new horse; unbroken horse; remount
new argument; new theory; new thesis; new debate
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)
New World Order (conspiracy theory); NWO
boom town; emerging city; new town
newly issued stock or share; stock issue; share issue
Pleistocene epoch
practical model; utility model; new design for practical use
synthetic building material
Meiji Restoration
new Japanese record
(issuing) a press release
new world record
new method; new system
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
a new phase or aspect
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
the new left (school of thought)
wrestler newly promoted to makuuchi division
Taika Reform of 645CE
new era or epoch
new revision
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
first Obon following someone's death
new railway line
tree covered in fresh green leaves; newly green trees of early Summer
to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
Reiwa Shinsengumi (political party)
wrestler newly promoted to grand champion
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
newspaper studies; media studies
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
unpolished and uncut gem
new potatoes
news dealer's shop; newsagent's shop
new-structure form
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
newly rebuilt house; to build a house anew
pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
new work; new book; new publication; newly published book
new material; exotic material
new graduate; new graduates
news source or topic
newly-wed bride
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
What's New (esp. on webpages, programs, or newsletters); announcements of new arrivals or events
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
extended new character forms; extension of new character forms
recent graduate looking to change jobs
junior high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
Meiji Restoration
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
newly compiled; newly edited; newly elected; newly returned
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
limited express (train, faster than an express)
new (train) station
semi-recent release (usu. video)
novel pneumonia (esp. COVID-19)
recent graduate looking to change jobs
paperback pocket edition (approx. 17x11 cm)
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
new pattern
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
new patient
last update; last updated
reformist local government (often left-of-center); progressive local government
Japan New Party (Japanese political party, 1992-1994)
novel; original; new; innovative
to turn the page; to turn over a new leaf
new book; unused book; newly-published book
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
overseas Chinese (esp. after 1978)
new interpretation
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
novelty (patentability requirement)
new example (precedent)
rice flour; rice flour dough
new banknote
freshly pickled vegetables
person who has just made a comeback; previous employee now rejoining
new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period
new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)
three great nobles of the Restoration (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi); three statesmen who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration
feeling vaguely new
new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term
malignant growth; malignant neoplasm
new and revised edition
new geisha
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party)
new household; new home
The New Currency Act (1871)
undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation
shinsui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
new government office
innovativeness; originality; innovation
a new edition
hemolytic disease of the newborn (haemolytic); erythroblastosis fetalis
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
keep improving every day
Shinmachi Station (Gunma)
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
leading newspaper; prestigious newspaper
New Frontier Party (defunct Japanese political party); NFP
undergo a complete change; turn over a new leaf
coolness of autumn; first cold air of autumn
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition
complete change in public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
new edition; new compilation
freshly pickled vegetables
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
new futures on the first trading session of the month
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella)
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
pickled vegetables; pickles
the newspaper industry
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
Shintomichō Station (Tokyo)
pickled vegetables; pickles
novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
new appearance; new look; new sight; new scene
Arai Station (Niigata)
simultaneous recruiting of new graduates; periodic recruiting of new graduates
foreign-language newspaper
new dialect; new regional dialect
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
new currency
New Ainu Law (passed in 1997, aiming at promoting and protecting Ainu culture)
freshly harvested adzuki beans
New Territories (Hong Kong); Neogaean realm (terrestrial division in zoogeography)
new music; shingaku (post-Tang dynasty gagaku piece)
reformist party; progressive party
"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
newsstand; newspaper kiosk; newspaper stand
type of jōruri recitation
changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf
change log; record of updates; update history
wrestler newly promoted to a san'yaku rank
empty lot; vacant plot of land
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
keep improving every day
new style; new way; modern; ultra modern
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata); Himalayan juniper
flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata); Himalayan juniper
alternative energy
anew; again; specially; formally
one who loves novelty; one who goes after all the latest fads
woman of perennial youth
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
Japan's press code (developed in 1946)
Neotropical (region); Neotropics
newly; new; anew
January (according to the new calendar)
newspaper distributor
pre-emptive right (to subscribe for new shares)
medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling
presenting of new wrestlers to audience
to be fond of new things; to hunt after novelties
racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles
racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles
radically change public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
knowledge gained (information acquired) from newspapers
appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation
New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party)
New Conservative Party (defunct Japanese political party)
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
neonatal melena (melaena)
New World monkey (any monkey of infraorder Platyrrhini)
Pleistocene epoch
Nearctic (region)
neo-scholasticism
to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation
to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles
neoclassical school (of economics)
change log; record of updates; update history; what's new
welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)
New Party Sakigake (Japanese political party, 1993-2004)
advanced thermal converter reactor
Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
first dried nori after the winter
newly harvested sesame seeds
tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans
fresh honey; newly harvested honey; virgin honey
shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards
shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards
shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards
as good as new
shinkansen pear; hybrid nashi developed in Tottori prefecture
neologism (esp. medical)
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
New Culture Movement (revolutionary movement in China, 1917-1921)
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; (lit.) even new shoes must not be worn on the head
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; (lit.) even new shoes must not be worn on the head
ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)
Dalit Buddhist movement; neo-Buddhist movement
to add a new page (e.g. to the annals of history)
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
yearling; one-year-old horse; first menstruation; sanitary napkin used during first menstruation
skin where two lovers first touch
skin where two lovers first touch
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
newly introduced word (e.g. in a textbook); new word (to learn); new vocabulary
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
coppicing; coppice regeneration
new energy vehicle; NEV
new energy vehicle; NEV
logging and regenerating forests (often with more commercial species)
Shinkawa Station (Hokkaido)
Nitta Station (Miyagi)
Araya Station (Akita)
Araki Station (Chiba)
Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori)
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?