noun

  1. newcomer, new figure, new member, recruit, rookie, new talent, new star.
  2. modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards), Homo sapiens.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
新人 しんじん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

new
シン あたら.しい あら.た (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)