Japanese symbol for “inaugural”
新任
しんにん
Romaji: shinnin
newly appointed; inaugural
In Japanese, inaugural is 新任, read しんにん (shinnin).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n newly appointed; inaugural
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) |
| 任務 | にんむ ninmu | duty; function; office |
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.