新築(しんちく)

しんちく
noun
newly built; new construction
1. newly built; new construction
A building or structure that has been recently constructed. Also used as a noun meaning 'new construction' or as a no-adjective meaning 'newly built.'
新築(しんちく)のマンションに引(ひ)っ越(こ)した。
I moved into a newly built apartment building.
新築(しんちく)一戸建(いっこだ)てを購入(こうにゅう)した。
I purchased a newly built detached house.
新築(しんちく)の匂(にお)いがまだする。
It still smells like new construction.

ETYMOLOGY:
新(しん) (new) + 築(ちく) (construction, building)

VERB FORM:

  • 新築(しんちく)する (to newly construct)

CONTRAST:

  • 新築(しんちく) (newly built) ↔ 中古(ちゅうこ) (used, pre-owned)
  • 新築(しんちく) ↔ 築(ちく)〇年(ねん) (〇 years old building)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 増築(ぞうちく) (building extension)
  • 改築(かいちく) (renovation, rebuilding)
  • 建(た)て替(か)え (rebuilding)
  • 建築(けんちく) (architecture, construction)

REAL ESTATE VOCABULARY:

  • 新築(しんちく)物件(ぶっけん) (newly built property)
  • 新築(しんちく)分譲(ぶんじょう) (new for-sale housing)
  • 新築(しんちく)マンション (new condominium building)
  • 新築(しんちく)戸建(こだ)て (new detached house)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 新築(しんちく)を建(た)てる (to build new construction)
  • 新築(しんちく)に住(す)む (to live in a new building)
  • 新築(しんちく)祝(いわ)い (housewarming gift)

Related Words

Related: 増築(ぞうちく) (extension)
Antonym: 中古(ちゅうこ) (used/pre-owned)
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Added 2026.1.18 9:34 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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