Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 新

新

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Meaning

 new

Pronunciation

 SHIN
atarashii, arata

Explanation

 Left: to stand 立, tree 木, right: axe 斤

Mnemonic

Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.

Radicals

立 to stand
木 tree
斤 axe(Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.)
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Vocabulary

新しい あたらしい new
新聞 しんぶん newspaper
新幹線 しんかんせん bullet train: "Shinkansen"
新人 しんじん new face, newcomer
新婚 しんこん newly-wed
新聞社 しんぶんしゃ newspaper company
新鮮 しんせん fresh
維新 いしん reformation, revolution, renewal
新入生 しんにゅうせい freshman, first-year student

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