新手|あらてarate[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivefresh troops; fresh players
2. no-adjectivenewcomer; new employee; new worker
3. no-adjectivenew method; new way; new type
   これはなんだ。キャッチセールスじゃないのなら、新手あらての逆ぎゃくナンだろうか。↗

   Then what is this, I wonder? If it isn't dodgy door-to-door sales, then could it be a new kind of pickup technique for the ladies?

• Related新米しんまいCasualAlso the year's new rice crop; for people it means a greenhorn. Colloquial, stressing shallow experience, whereas 「新手」 is about fresh manpower or a new trick.
• Related新顔しんがおNeutralA new face, e.g. 「新顔の選手」; the emphasis is on someone having just appeared, while 「新手」 stresses manpower newly committed to the fray.
• Related新参しんざんWrittenA person newly joined to an organization; written register, stressing shallow seniority. 「新手」 stresses freshly added strength or manpower.
• RelatedニューカマーNeutralLoanword for a newcomer, also a rising star in entertainment or sport. It has none of 「新手」's sense of a new method or trick.
• Related新参者しんざんものNeutralSomeone newly joined to a group; can be used of oneself. 「新手」, read 「あらて」, is about newly committed manpower or a new approach.
• Related新来しんらいWrittenNewly arrived people or things; written and fairly rare. It lacks 「新手」's sense of a new trick or method.
• Related新入りしんいりCasualA person newly joining a group; colloquial, mostly about the workplace. It does not cover 「新手」's new-method sense.
• Related新来者しんらいしゃWrittenSomeone who arrived only recently; written and little used. It covers people only, never new methods.
• Antonym古手ふるてNeutralAntonym: a veteran or old-timer, also a worn, used article. It stands opposite 「新手」 in seniority and newness.

Use 「新手」 (read 「あらて」) for fresh manpower or players thrown in and for new tricks or methods, as in 「新手の詐欺」 and 「新手を繰り出す」. For newcomers to a job or group say 「新米」 or 「新入り」; for new faces, 「新顔」. 「古手」 is the antonym for the seasoned old hand.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 新あたらしいやり方かた。あらて。
2. （しんて、しんしゅ）将棋しょうぎで、定跡じょうせきにない新あたらしい手て。