一新|いっしんisshin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcomplete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 一新する（いっしんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 一新します（いっしんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 一新しない（いっしんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 一新しません（いっしんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 一新せず・一新せぬ（いっしんせず・いっしんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 一新した（いっしんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 一新しました（いっしんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 一新しなかった（いっしんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 一新しませんでした（いっしんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 一新して（いっしんして） |
| Potential | 一新できる（いっしんできる） |
| Passive | 一新される（いっしんされる） |
| Causative | 一新させる（いっしんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 一新させられる（いっしんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 一新すれば（いっしんすれば） |
| tara | 一新したら（いっしんしたら） |
| Volitional | 一新しよう（いっしんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 一新しましょう（いっしんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 一新しろ（いっしんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym刷新さっしんWrittenWritten register. Sweeps away old abuses and remakes things completely, often for institutions or personnel, as in 「記録を刷新する」; 一新 stresses a fresh new look.
- Synonym改新かいしんWrittenWritten register. Reforming old institutions, mostly in historical terms such as 「大化の改新」; its object is systems, while 一新 can describe atmosphere or appearance.
- SynonymリニューアルNeutralNeutral loanword for renovating or revamping shops, websites and products; common in daily use. 一新 is not limited to concrete facilities.
- Synonym更新こうしんNeutralNeutral. Replacing with something new, renewing contracts or breaking records, as in 「契約を更新する」; it has a routine, administrative feel.
- Related更改こうかいWrittenWritten, legal-flavored term for revising or renewing, as in changing the contents of a contract; rare in daily speech. 一新 is for appearance and atmosphere.
- Related改めるあらためるNeutralNeutral verb meaning to correct or change, as in 「心を改める」「規則を改める」; it stresses fixing or revising, not necessarily a total fresh start.
- Related改変かいへんWrittenWritten register. Altering content so it differs from the original, as in 「データの改変」; it concerns changed content, not a fresh new look.
- Related変えるかえるNeutralNeutral, the most general verb for changing something, with no limits on object or scope; it does not stress an overall, fresh-new-image effect.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralNeutral. Making bad points better, as in 「待遇を改善する」; the emphasis is on improvement, not necessarily a complete renewal.
- Related改良かいりょうNeutralNeutral. Improving products, breeds or techniques to make them better, stressing quality and performance; 一新 stresses a brand-new appearance.
- Related更始こうしWrittenWritten, archaic word for starting anew after sweeping away the old; rare today. In everyday speech use 一新 or 「出直す」.
- Related再編成さいへんせいWrittenWritten register. Reorganizing or restructuring an organization; it stresses structural adjustment and need not produce a fresh new look.
- Related変ずるへんずるWrittenLiterary verb for changing or turning into something; rare even in writing. In daily speech say 「変わる」 or 「変える」.
- Related変改へんかいWrittenWritten and rare: changing or revising, and also going back on a promise. Usually say 「変更」 instead.
- Antonym復古ふっこWrittenWritten register and an antonym: restoring old systems or returning to the past, as in 「王政復古」 — the opposite of sweeping out the old.
Use 「一新」 when something takes on a completely fresh look or atmosphere, as in 「面目を一新する」. For sweeping away old abuses say 「刷新」; for revamping a shop or site say 「リニューアル」; for making bad points better say 「改善」. The opposite is 「復古」.
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