new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
new student; freshman; first-year student
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
brand-new article; new item
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
novel; original; new; innovative
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
new book; new publication
newspaper reporter; print journalist
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
new government; new administration
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
very young fish (esp. a konoshiro gizzard shad); (arch.) new geisha
newly appointed; inaugural
new building; new construction
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
fresh verdure; new green leaves
new menu item; new dish on a menu
newspaper story (article, account)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
new life; fresh start; new routine
new and old; incoming and outgoing
new record (in sports, etc.)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
opening (of uncultivated land)
new discovery; new invention
latest information; latest news; update
new graduate; recent graduate
to appear in the newspaper
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
newly arrived; newly received
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
welcoming new students, club members, etc.
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
new capital; Hsinking (capital of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo; current-day Changchun); Xinjing
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
wall newspaper; wall poster
new building; annexe; annex
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
new development; new discovery
new functionality; new feature
newly arrived; new (arrival)
shingeki; new drama (movement); form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
welcome party for new students
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
new word; neologism; newly coined word; newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
latest version; latest edition
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
new shop; new store; new restaurant
racing form; racing (news)paper
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
the press; (in the) newspapers
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
pickled vegetables; pickles
The Asahi Shimbun Company
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
new government; new administration
new residential area; new residential development
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
newly released music; new release; new sheet music; new score
new invention; new discovery
new adult (in Japan, a person who reaches adulthood that year)
new registration; registering for the first time
new leaves; fresh verdure
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
appearing for the first time (esp. vocabulary, kanji, etc. in a school textbook)
new bureaucrats; right-wing, pro-military bureaucrats who gained prominence in the Home Ministry after the Manchurian Incident (1931)
English-language newspaper
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
(school) class newsletter
new store; newly-opened store
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
type of jōruri recitation
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
producing anew; newly manufactured item
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
new style poetry; new style poem
new book; new publication
publication in a new format or binding; special edition
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
newspaper slot; newspaper box
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
newly forged sword; newly forged katana; shintō; new sword; katana forged after the advent of the Keichō era
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
welcome party for new students, club members, etc.
daily update; updating daily
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
debut; first appearance; new release
cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage
new disciple; new student; new apprentice; newly accepted professional wrestlers
novel serialized in a newspaper
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
newspaper report; press reporting
renewal charge; renewal fee
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
new idea or design; novelty
person who has recently entered the workforce (after completing education); new working adult
New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha)
old and new (thing); old, but unused
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
New World Order (conspiracy theory); NWO
new horse; unbroken horse; remount
new arrivals (of products etc.); new consignment
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
new stock; new share; newly issued shares
newly built ship; new boat
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd (Japanese newspaper company)
boom town; emerging city; new town
newly compiled; newly edited
Toyo Keizai Shinpo (former financial newspaper)
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
update date; renewal date; day on which something was last updated (web page, listing etc.)
latest news; most recent news
automatic update; automatic renewal
new type of influenza; novel influenza
the new left (school of thought)
closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration
fresh onion (not cured to extend its shelf life); uncured onion
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
new type of machine (esp. a pachinko or slot machine)
new argument; new theory; new thesis; new debate
spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)
new household (e.g. after marriage); new home
Neo-sensualist school (of literature); Neo-sensualism
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
synthetic building material
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
(issuing) a press release
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
paperback pocket edition (approx. 17x11 cm in size)
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
new phase; new aspect; new field
new car model; late-model car
newspaper studies; media studies
to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold
tree covered in fresh green leaves; newly green trees of early Summer
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
practical model; utility model; new design for practical use
emerging infectious disease
neo-Kantian school; neo-Kantians
COVID-19; coronavirus disease 2019
pickled vegetables; pickles
recent graduate seeking to change jobs (typically within three years of employment)
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
Chunichi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (newspaper); Nikkei Shimbun
pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (China)
extended shinjitai; unofficial simplified forms of kanji not included in the jōyō list
Sankei Shimbun (newspaper)
secondhand bookstore dealing in relatively new books
newly rebuilt house; to build a house anew
junior high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
new graduate; new graduates
New Year's party; New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)
What's New (esp. on webpages, programs or newsletters)
Kyoto Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
New Interconfessional Translation (of the Bible)
news dealer's shop; newsagent's shop
novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
new work; new book; new publication; newly published book
last update; last updated
semi-recent release (usu. video)
Kyōshin Meichi-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Momonoi Naoyoshi in 1773)
special rapid service; special rapid train
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
utility model right; innovation patent right
new material; exotic material
neologism; newly coined word
new system; new order; post-World War II education system; postwar education system; new education system
novelty (patentability requirement)
Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)
reformist local government (often left-of-center); progressive local government
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
rice flour; rice flour dough
new book; unused book; newly-published book
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
newest-to-oldest order; (sorting by) newest arrivals; newly added; newly listed
Neon Genesis Evangelion (media franchise)
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
overseas Chinese (esp. after 1978)
person who has just made a comeback; previous employee now rejoining
new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term
Seibundo Shinkosha (publishing company based in Tokyo)
new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period
Shinsen Shouji Roku (Newly Compiled Record of Clan Names; 815 CE)
freshly pickled vegetables
undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation
malignant growth; malignant neoplasm
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
three great nobles of the Restoration; three statesmen (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi) who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration
coolness of autumn; first cold air of autumn
The New Currency Act (1871)
new compilation; new edition
clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet
complete change in public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
undergo a complete change; turn over a new leaf
noninvasive prenatal testing; NIPT
Japan New Party (Japanese political party, 1992-1994)
leading newspaper; prestigious newspaper
training of new employees
hemolytic disease of the newborn (haemolytic); erythroblastosis fetalis
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
innovativeness; originality; innovation
shinsui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
new commoner; former members of the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition in 1871
neologism (invention of words that have meaning only to the person who uses them)
New People's Army (NPA) (Filipino paramilitary group)
Chugoku Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company); China News Service (news agency)
MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella)
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
initial public offering; IPO
shinshintō; katana forged from the late 18th century up until the sword abolishment edict
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
new futures on the first trading session of the month
change log; record of updates; update history
reformist party; progressive party
new dialect; new regional dialect
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
new appearance; new look; new sight; new scene
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai; JIP
simultaneous recruiting of new graduates; periodic recruiting of new graduates
changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf
wrestler newly promoted to makuuchi division
foreign-language newspaper
New Territories (Hong Kong); Neogaean realm (terrestrial division in zoogeography)
New Ainu Law (aimed at promoting and protecting Ainu culture; 1997, 2019)
newsstand; newspaper kiosk; newspaper stand
new music; shingaku (post-Tang dynasty gagaku piece)
freshly harvested adzuki beans
wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
Star Trek: The Next Generation
type of jōruri recitation
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line
stock offering (to the public)
newly written history; new history
wrestler newly promoted to grand champion
new surname (after marrying, etc.)
novel pneumonia (esp. COVID-19)
shin-kyara (variety of fragrant wood); aloes-wood with a vibrant fragrance
steady progress; rapid advance
new style; new way; modern; ultra modern
radically change public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
training for new employees; onboarding training; orientation course
newly introduced word (e.g. in a textbook); new word (to learn); new vocabulary
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)
Japan Society of Neonatology
local newspaper; regional newspaper
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)
Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan
Sakushin-Gakuin University
incorporation-type company split
neonatal melena (melaena)
racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles
Hankyoreh (Korean daily newspaper)
Nikkey Shimbun (Japanese-Brazilian newspaper)
São Paulo Shimbun (Japanese-Brazilian newspaper)
presenting of new wrestlers to audience
Nippon Steel Corporation (abbr)
new power utility company (created after market liberalization)
New Disaster Prevention Weather Information (revised system of weather warnings and advisories introduced by the JMA in May 2026)
Nisshin Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
knowledge gained (information acquired) from newspapers
remaindered book; discounted new book
up-to-dateness; currentness; currency
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Incorporated
new social infrastructure
entry into a country by a non-resident foreign national
Research Development Corp. of Japan
year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido) (abbr)
New Japanese-English Dictionary (published by Kenkyusha; known colloquially as the Green Goddess)
medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling
latest model; newest model; latest type
neocapitalism; New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)
New Culture Movement (revolutionary movement in China, 1917-1921)
Dalit Buddhist movement; neo-Buddhist movement
(nickname for) Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
Japan's press code (developed in 1946)
Kyokō Shimbun (parody news website)
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
millennials; millennial generation
consolidation; consolidation-type merger
Inter-American Press Association
New World monkey (any monkey of infraorder Platyrrhini)
appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation
Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary; Green Goddess (GG)
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party)
Newspaper Advertising Review Council
January (according to the new calendar)
New Socialist Party of Japan
nishiki-e shinbun; type of woodblock-printed newspaper popular in the early Meiji period
post-acute sequelae of COVID-19; long COVID
high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
wrestler newly promoted to a san'yaku rank
dummy update; null update
utility model registration
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
Sankei Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
neocolonialism; neo-colonialism
Xin Jianzhen (ferry service between Japan and China)
novel influenza infection
Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards
first-in-class drug; innovative new drug
Act on Special Measures against Novel Influenza, etc.
pre-emptive right (to subscribe for new shares)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (1949-1988) (abbr); FIO
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party)
new bond; new issue; newly issued bond
Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
New History of Yuan (1919 historical text by Ke Shaomin)
New Tokyo International Airport Authority
new round of multilateral trade negotiations
Reiwa Shinsengumi (political party)
New Book of Tang (11th century history book covering the Tang dynasty)
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
neoclassical school (of economics)
old-vs-new comparison test (esp. for IT systems); current-vs-new benchmark
newly married couple; newlywed couple; newlyweds
Kōshin (Japanese industrial machinery designer)
bond with warrant attached; warrant bond; WB
condominium that was built over a year ago but has not been lived in
Shinfuseki movement (opening style)
five Shinkansen route extensions proposed in 1973
Neo-Freudianist school; Neo-Freudianism
new town (of a city; as opposed to the old town); newly built part of a city
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
New Frontier Party (1994-1997); NFP
Xinhua News Agency; New China News Agency
New Conservative Party (defunct Japanese political party)
new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work
Chōshinsei Flashman (TV series)
first dried nori after the winter
Shinseido (Japanese book, music and sporting goods retail chain)
breaking a record; setting a new record
newly built apartment house; newly built condominium
Neotropical (region); Neotropics
FTSC; Federal Trust Criteria
New Party Sakigake (Japanese political party, 1993-2004)
Shinchō (magazine and publisher)
shinkansen pear; hybrid nashi developed in Tottori prefecture
fresh honey; newly harvested honey; virgin honey
neognaths (birds of the infraclass Neognathae)
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
advanced thermal converter reactor
ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)
new JIS kanji character code
logging and regenerating forests (often with more commercial species)
change log; record of updates; update history; what's new
tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans
newly harvested sesame seeds
Japan Innovation Party (2014-2016)
coppicing; coppice regeneration
Shinmachi Station (Gunma)
Shintomichō Station (Tokyo)
Shinkawa Station (Hokkaido)