新人(しんじん)

しんじん
noun
newcomer, new employee
1. newcomer, new employee, new person
Someone who has just joined an organization, started a job, or entered a field.
新人(しんじん)研修(けんしゅう)を受(う)けた。
I attended new employee training.
今年(ことし)の新人(しんじん)は優秀(ゆうしゅう)だ。
This year's new employees are excellent.
新人(しんじん)歌手(かしゅ)がデビューした。
A new singer made their debut.
新人(しんじん)の私(わたし)に先輩(せんぱい)が丁寧(ていねい)に教(おし)えてくれた。
A senior colleague taught me carefully when I was new.
新人(しんじん)社員(しゃいん)はまだ仕事(しごと)に慣(な)れていないので、周(まわ)りがサポートすることが大切(たいせつ)だ。
New employees haven't gotten used to the job yet, so it's important for those around them to provide support.

新人(しんじん) refers to someone who has just entered a company, organization, or profession. It carries a neutral to positive connotation, implying freshness and potential.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 新人(しんじん)社員(しゃいん): new employee
  • 新人(しんじん)研修(けんしゅう): new employee training
  • 新人(しんじん)歌手(かしゅ): new singer
  • 新人(しんじん)賞(しょう): newcomer award, rookie award
  • 新人(しんじん)教育(きょういく): training for newcomers

CONTRAST:

  • 新人(しんじん): newcomer (emphasizes being new)
  • 新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん): newly hired employee (more formal, workplace-specific)
  • ルーキー: rookie (loanword, mainly used in sports)
  • 先輩(せんぱい): senior (opposite in hierarchy)
  • 後輩(こうはい): junior
  • ベテラン: veteran (opposite in experience)

In Japanese workplaces, 新人(しんじん) status typically lasts through the first year of employment.

Related Words

Related: 先輩(せんぱい) (senior)
Related: 後輩(こうはい) (junior)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:53 · Revised 2026.3.27 8:41
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