新入(しんい)り

しんいり
noun
newcomer; new member; new recruit
1. newcomer; new member; new recruit
A person who has just joined a group, organization, or workplace.
新入(しんい)りの社員(しゃいん)を紹介(しょうかい)する。
To introduce a new employee.
彼(かれ)はまだ新入(しんい)りだから、わからないことが多(おお)い。
He's still a newcomer, so there's a lot he doesn't know.
新入(しんい)りだからといって遠慮(えんりょ)する必要(ひつよう)はない。
Just because you're new doesn't mean you have to hold back.

新(しん) (new) + 入(い)り (entering). Refers to someone who has recently joined an organization or group and is still learning the ropes. The term has a slightly informal, colloquial feel and is commonly used in workplaces and clubs.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 新入(しんい)りの社員(しゃいん) — new employee
  • 新入(しんい)りのメンバー(めんばー) — new member
  • 新入(しんい)りを鍛(きた)える — train the newcomer
  • 新入(しんい)りいじめ — hazing of newcomers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 新人(しんじん) — newcomer; rookie — more formal and widely used in business and media
  • 新入生(しんにゅうせい) — new student; first-year student — specifically for schools
  • 新米(しんまい) — novice; greenhorn — more casual, emphasizes inexperience

Related Words

Related: しんじん
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