noun, takes genitive case の

  1. new type, new style, new model, new strain (e.g. infectious disease).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
新型 しんがた
新形 しんがた

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)
mould, type, model
かた ケイ (4th, N2)
punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ おさか ぎょう (8th, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)