How to say "latest" in Japanese

• 最新さいしんCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers the 'latest and newest' sense: the most recent news, equipment, or information. It typically modifies nouns, as in the latest issue or the newest model.
  私は最新さいしんの辞書じしょを持もっている。↗

  I have an up-to-date dictionary.
• 新しいあたらしいJLPT N5approx.Common
  i-adjectiveThe ordinary word for 'new'; it overlaps with 'latest' in the sense of recent, as in a new idea or the new year, but it does not stress being the very most recent the way 最新 does.
  あなたの新あたらしい車くるまは調子ちょうしよく動うごいていますか。↗

  Is your new car behaving well?
• 今風いまふうCommon
  no-adjective, na-adjectivePoints to the 'modern, trendy' reading of latest: something styled in today's fashion, such as a current or contemporary look, rather than the most recent of a series.
• 最後さいごJLPT N4approx.Common
  no-adjectiveMeans last, final, or most recent in a sequence, as in the last train or his final words. It is usually the wrong choice for 'latest' meaning newest; use 最新 there.
  伝説でんせつの最後さいごの部分ぶぶんは後世こうせい付け加つけくわえられたものだ。↗

  The last part of the legend was added later.

Use 最新 for the latest news, models, or information; 「新しい」 for anything new; 今風 for a trendy, contemporary feel; 最後 means last or final, not the newest.

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• 最新さいしんlatest
• 新しいあたらしいnew
• 今風いまふうmodern
• 直近ちょっきんlatest
• 最後さいごlast
• エッジーcutting-edge