新人王(しんじんおう)

しんじんおう
noun
rookie of the year; best newcomer
1. rookie of the year; best newcomer
An award given to the most outstanding first-year player or newcomer in a sport, league, or other competitive field.
新人王(しんじんおう)を獲得(かくとく)した。
He won the rookie of the year award.
新人王(しんじんおう)の最有力(さいゆうりょく)候補(こうほ)と言(い)われている。
He is said to be the strongest candidate for rookie of the year.
プロ野球(やきゅう)の新人王(しんじんおう)はセ・リーグとパ・リーグで一人(ひとり)ずつ選(えら)ばれる。
One rookie of the year is selected from each of the Central and Pacific Leagues in professional baseball.

USAGE:
Award commonly given in professional sports (baseball, soccer, sumo, boxing) and sometimes in entertainment or business. In Japanese professional baseball, it is formally called the 最優秀(さいゆうしゅう)新人(しんじん) award.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 新人王(しんじんおう)を獲得(かくとく)する (to win the rookie award)
  • 新人王(しんじんおう)候補(こうほ) (rookie of the year candidate)
  • 新人王(しんじんおう)争(あらそ)い (race for the rookie award)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 得点王(とくてんおう): top scorer — the highest-scoring player in a league
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