What does the kanji 新 mean?

Memory hook

Taking the axe (斤) to a tree (木) that was standing (立), for fresh-cut timber — NEW.

Main radical

Built from

• 斤axe 4 strokes
• 辛spicy, bitter 7 strokes
• 并stroke shape, no meaning of its own 2 strokes
• 木tree 4 strokes
• 立stand 5 strokes
• 亠lid stroke, a top shape with no meaning of its own 2 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

• 新たあらたnew, fresh
• 新聞しんぶんnewspaper
• 新しいあたらしいnew

More words with this kanji

• 新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper company, newspaper office
• 新興しんこうnewly-emerging, up-and-coming
• 新鮮しんせんfresh
• 新幹線しんかんせんShinkansen (bullet train)
• 新人しんじんnewcomer, rookie
• 新婚しんこんnewlywed
• 新築しんちくnewly built; new construction
• 革新かくしんinnovation, reform
• 新入生しんにゅうせいnew student, first-year student
• 新規顧客を開拓するしんきこきゃくをかいたくするto develop new customers