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Japanese symbol for “neolithic”

Romaji: shinsekkijidai
Neolithic; New Stone Age

In Japanese, neolithic is , read (shinsekkijidai).

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

  1. n Neolithic; New Stone Age

Kanji and stroke order

new
on: シン
kun: あたら.しい、あら.た、あら-、にい-
13 strokes · JLPT 4
stone
on: セキ、シャク、コク
kun: いし
5 strokes · JLPT 2
utensil, vessel, receptacle
on: キ
kun: うつわ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4
substitute, change, convert
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あたらしい atarashiinew; novel; fresh
しんぶん shinbunnewspaper
あらた aratanew; fresh; novel
しんき shinkinew; fresh
しんじん shinjinnewcomer; new figure; new member
しんかんせん shinkansenShinkansen; bullet train
せきゆ sekiyuoil; petroleum
ほうせき housekigem; jewel; precious stone
ぶき bukiweapon; arms; ordnance
じかん jikantime
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era

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.

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