新人|しんじんshinjin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounnewcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent; new star
   新人しんじん俳優はいゆうがハムレット役やくをすると広告こうこくしてあった。↗

   A new actor was billed to appear as Hamlet.
2. nounmodern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

• Synonym新米しんまいCasualColloquial for a green hand or novice, as in 「新米社員」; often self-deprecating or teasing. Also means the year's first rice crop.
• Synonym新顔しんがおNeutralA new face in a place or group, as in 「新顔が増える」; stresses newly appearing on the scene rather than inexperience.
• Synonym新参しんざんNeutralA newcomer, as in 「新参者」; carries the nuance of still being junior or short on tenure.
• SynonymニューカマーNeutralLoanword for a newcomer, someone newly joining a place or organization, or a new immigrant; not often seen in use.
• Synonym新参者しんざんものNeutralSomeone newly joined to a group, as in 「新参者ですが」; can sound slightly dismissive in context, while 「新人」 stays neutral and common.
• Synonym新来しんらいWrittenWritten style for newly arrived people or things; rare in modern usage.
• Synonym新入りしんいりCasualColloquial for a new member of a group, as in 「新入りの店員」; leans toward workplace settings.
• Synonym新来者しんらいしゃWrittenWritten, formal word for a newcomer; seldom used in modern Japanese.
• Related１年生いちねんせいNeutralA first-year student, or figuratively a beginner, as in 「一年生議員」; leans toward metaphorical use for someone junior.
• Related新手あらてNeutralCovers fresh troops, new blood, or a new method or trick, as in 「新手の詐欺」; a word with many senses.
• Antonym古参こさんNeutralA long-standing, senior member of a workplace or group; the direct opposite of 「新人」.
• AntonymベテランNeutralLoanword for a seasoned veteran or old hand; the opposite of 「新人」.

Use 「新人」 for someone newly joined to an organization or a rising star, as in 「新人社員」「新人賞」. Say 「新米」 for a humble, colloquial self-reference, and 「新入り」「新参」 for newcomers; 「ベテラン」「古参」 are the opposites.

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1. 現生げんせいの種しゅとしての人類じんるいを、古こ生物学せいぶつがく上じょうの種しゅ又または亜種あしゅである旧人きゅうじんなどと区別くべつするために用もちいる呼称こしょう。
2. ある組織そしき・階層かいそう・集団しゅうだん等とうに、新あらたに参加さんかした人ひと又または参加さんかして日ひが浅あさい人ひと。
3. 選挙せんきょで、当選とうせん歴れきのない候補者こうほしゃ。