Japanese symbol for “newcomer”
新人
しんじん
Romaji: shinjin
newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit
In Japanese, newcomer is 新人, read しんじん (shinjin).
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 newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent
- n modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “newcomer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新顔 | しんがお shingao | newcomer; new face |
| 新参 | しんざん shinzan | newcomer; tyro |
| 新入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered |
| 新入り | しんいり shin'iri | newcomer; initiate; rookie |
| 新米 | しんまい shinmai | novice; beginner; newcomer |
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 |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “newcomer”.
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.