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新人

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Kana: しんじん
Romaji: shinjin
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; fresh recruit

2

modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person

Example Sentences

新人(しんじん)我々(われわれ)期待(きたい)(およ)ばなかった。
➥The newcomer fell short of our expectation.
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彼女(かのじょ)はうちの部署(ぶしょ)()久々(ひさびさ)大型(おおがた)新人(しんじん)です。
➥This is the first time in a while that someone we had such high hopes for came to our department.
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(かれ)は、まだ新人(しんじん)なんだから大目(おおめ)()てやれよ。
➥Go easy on him. He's still new around here.
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この新人(しんじん)歌手(かしゅ)本当(ほんとう)にすばらしい。
➥This new singer is really great.
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今度(こんど)新人(しんじん)は、チャレンジ精神(せいしん)旺盛(おうせい)でいいね。
➥I like the new guy. He's not afraid to take on challenging work.
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その新人(しんじん)はチームに(あら)たな生気(せいき)()()んだ。
➥The rookie breathed new life into the team.
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