Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 斬新(ざんしん) in Japanese

斬新
Kana Reading
ざんしん
Romaji
zanshin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    novel; original; newness
    Example sentence
    これはいわゆる斬新なアイデアです This is what we call a "brand new idea".

Examples of 斬新, ざんしん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

11 strokes

beheading, kill, murder

On'Yomi: ザン, サン, セン, ゼン

Kun'Yomi: き.る

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JLPT 5

13 strokes

new

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: あたら.しい, あら.た, あら-, にい-

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