Memory phrase for the Kanji: 新


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Meaning

new

Pronunciation

SHIN
atarashii, arata

Explanation

Left: to stand , tree , right: axe

Mnemonic

Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.

Radicals

to stand
tree
axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.
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Vocabulary

 新しい  あたらしい  new
 新聞  しんぶん  newspaper
 新幹線  しんかんせん  bullet train: "Shinkansen"
 新人  しんじん  new face, newcomer
 新婚  しんこん  newly-wed
 新聞社  しんぶんしゃ  newspaper company
 新鮮  しんせん  fresh
 維新  いしん  reformation, revolution, renewal
 新入生  しんにゅうせい  freshman, first-year student

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