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新人 — meaning in English

shinjin

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English meaning

  • newcomer noun A person who has recently arrived in a place or community.
  • rookie noun Someone new to a job, sport, or team; a first-year professional or a novice.

Senses

新人 is used for these senses in English:

  • newcomer One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
  • newcomer A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
  • rookie An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.

newcomer — full definition

  1. noun A person who has recently arrived in a place or community.
  2. noun Someone new to a particular activity or field.

rookie — full definition

  1. noun Someone new to a job, sport, or team; a first-year professional or a novice.
  2. adj Inexperienced or new to a role.

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