01
新しい
あたらしい
new
Meanings
- new
Readings
Onyomi
- シン
Kunyomi
- あたら.しい
- あら.た
- あら-
- にい-
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Useful words
02
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper
03
新年
しんねん
New Year
04
新幹線
しんかんせん
bullet train
05
新鮮
しんせん
fresh
06
新人
しんじん
newcomer
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01旧Pair96%old times, old thingsNew and old make a direct time contrast for objects, ideas, and eras.02古Pair91%oldAncient pushes the old side farther back, sharpening the contrast with new.03親Shape84%parent, intimacyThe left-side cluster is close, while parent adds the seeing component in the right.04斤Component86%axe, 1.32 lbThe axe part to the right is the sharp visual cue in new.05木Component74%tree, woodThe tree part inside the left cluster helps break down the dense form.06改Meaning78%reformation, changeReform or change often leads to something new.