Japanese symbol for “freshman”
新入生
しんにゅうせい
Romaji: shinnyuusei
new student; freshman; first-year student
In Japanese, freshman is 新入生, read しんにゅうせい (shinnyuusei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n new student; freshman; first-year student
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “freshman”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フレッシュマン | フレッシュマン furesshuman | freshman |
| 平 | ひら hira | low-ranking employee; freshman; novice |
| ニューフェイス | ニューフェイス nyuufeisu | new star; newcomer; freshman |
| １回生 | いっかいせい ikkaisei | first-year (university) student; freshman |
| フレッシャー | フレッシャー furesshaa | fresher; freshman |
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 |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
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.