しん
Meanings
Noun
1. new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region
2. red-light district
3. newly-acquired territory
Kanji used
new
ground
Pitch accent
んち
んち
Composed of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)