Apedia

Peppers Red Fresh Newspaper Modern Axe Brand 新

Kanji
Onyomi シン
Kunyomi あたら.しい、あら.た、あら-、にい-
Nanori あせ, あたらし, し, に, にっ, につ, よし
English new
Examples 新た(あらた): (1) new; fresh; novel (2) newly; freshly; re-
新聞(しんぶん): newspaper
新人(しんじん): (1) new face; newcomer (2) modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen
革新(かくしん): reform; innovation
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ): newspaper company
新鮮(しんせん): fresh
新しい(あたらしい): new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
新興(しんこう): rising; developing; emergent
新築(しんちく): new building; new construction
新婚(しんこん): newly-wed
新(しん): (1) new; neo- (2) Gregorian calendar (3) Xin (dynasty of China)
新入生(しんにゅうせい): new student; freshman; first-year student
JLPT Level 5
Jouyou Grade 2
Frequency 51
Components 立: stand up; rise; set up; erect
木: tree; wood
斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 69
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading おの・おのづくり・きん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword new
Koohii Story 1 Don't confuse left primitive with catalpa (#1498). Every time the farmer cuts down the peppers from the red pepper plant, he has to use a brand new axe. This is because the spicy peppers cause the metal to erode very quickly, thereby rendering the axe completely useless.
Koohii Story 2 Axe-man grows a patch of red pepper plants in his back garden. He rubs red peppers on the edge of his axes, and this seems to keep them sharp like brand new.
RTK Index 1502

Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_time

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