JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
新 means new. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 13 strokes, read あたら or しん. It contains 斤 (axe, 1.32 lb), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 新しい (new) and 新聞 (newspaper).
新 is written in 13 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
新 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい | new |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper |
| 新聞社 | しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
These use 斤 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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