新しい

Kanji breakdown

• 新 (Xīn) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic component. 辛 represents the sound, and 斤 (axe) and 木 (tree) represent the original meaning "firewood", now written as 薪. The meaning later shifted to "fresh" and "new".

• し

• い

Example sentences

1. この本は新しい。 — This book is new.
2. それ、新しい車？ — Is that a new car?
3. 新しい話題が出た。 — A new topic came up in conversation.
4. それは新しいです。 — It's new.
5. 新しい仕事はどう？ — How do you like your new job?

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