Japanese symbol for “establishing”
新設
しんせつ
Romaji: shinsetsu
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing
In Japanese, establishing is 新設, read しんせつ (shinsetsu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “establishing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 編製 | へんせい hensei | establishing (a new family register); compiling (an electoral register, a list of school-age children, etc.) |
| 造設 | ぞうせつ zousetsu | establishing (an institution); setting up (a facility); constructing (a building) |
| エスタブリッシュ | エスタブリッシュ esutaburisshu | establishing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | newcomer; new figure; new member |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 施設 | しせつ shisetsu | facility; facilities; institution |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.