新旧(しんきゅう) しんきゅう noun new and old; the old and the new 1. new and old; the old and the new A pair word referring to both new and old things, often implying comparison or transition between them. 新旧(しんきゅう)両方(りょうほう)ある。 There are both old and new ones. 新旧(しんきゅう)が大(おお)きく変(か)わった。 The old and new changed dramatically. 新旧(しんきゅう)の対比(たいひ)が面白(おもしろ)い。 The contrast between new and old is interesting. 新旧(しんきゅう)交代(こうたい)の時期(じき)がやってきた。 The time for the changing of the guard has come. この町(まち)には新旧(しんきゅう)の建物(たてもの)が並(なら)んでいて、歩(ある)いているだけで歴史(れきし)を感(かん)じることができる。 In this town, old and new buildings stand side by side, and just walking around you can feel the history. COMPOUND STRUCTURE:新(しん) (new) + 旧(きゅう) (old)A typical opposite-pair compound (対義語(たいぎご) compound)COMMON COLLOCATIONS:新旧(しんきゅう)交代(こうたい): changing of old and new (handover)新旧(しんきゅう)の対比(たいひ): contrast between old and new新旧(しんきゅう)入(い)れ替(か)え: replacing old with newSIMILAR PAIR WORDS:大小(だいしょう): large and small長短(ちょうたん): long and short善悪(ぜんあく): good and evil core Added 2026.1.16 18:40 · Revised 2026.6.8 5:04 05500/05706_shinkyuu