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What does 新人 (しんじん, shinjin) mean?

新人 (しんじん, shinjin) means newcomer, rookie.

Quick facts
Readingしんじん
Romajishinjin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しんじん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinjin

newcomer, rookie

  1. 1noun newcomer; new figure; new member
  2. 2noun modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

Example sentences

  • She is a new employee who joined the company this year.

  • A welcome party for new employees will be held next week.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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