Word Meaning 斬新

ざんしん zanshin

斬新 is read as ざんしん (zanshin) and means novel.

Meaning

English

novel
original
new
innovative

Reading

Kana

ざんしん

Romaji

zanshin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Antonyms 陳腐 Rank 14126 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斬新性

ざんしんせい

innovativeness

斬新奇抜

ざんしんきばつ

novel

斬る

きる

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)

革新

かくしん

reform

維新

いしん

Meiji Restoration

改新

かいしん

reformation

新

しん

Gregorian calendar

清新

せいしん

fresh

一新

いっしん

complete change

更新

こうしん

renewal

刷新

さっしん

reform

Example Sentences

斬新な意見だね。

That's an original idea.

この建物、すごく斬新的ね。

This building is extremely innovative.