Japanese symbol for “renovating”
新調
しんちょう
Romaji: shinchou
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; refurbishing
In Japanese, renovating is 新調, read しんちょう (shinchou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; refurbishing; renovating
- n new tune; new melody; new composition
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 |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation; inspection; examination |
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.