新顔|しんがおshingao[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounnewcomer; new face
   彼女かのじょ新顔しんがおだよ。↗

   She's new fish in the pond.

• Synonym新人しんじんNeutralA new member or rising star, as in 「新人賞」; common in both formal and everyday speech. 「新顔」 stresses the new face itself, someone just appearing on the scene.
• Synonym新参しんざんWrittenSomeone newly joined to an organization; written in tone and stressing shallow seniority rather than the fresh face of 「新顔」.
• SynonymニューカマーNeutralLoanword for a newcomer, also a rising star in fields like entertainment or sports. In everyday speech 「新顔」 and 「新人」 are more common.
• Synonym新参者しんざんものNeutralSomeone newly joined to a group; stresses shallow seniority and can be used humbly of oneself, whereas 「新顔」 stresses the new face.
• Synonym新入りしんいりCasualA person newly taken into a group; colloquial with an inside-the-group flavor, and unlike 「新顔」 it does not stress the new face.
• Related新米しんまいCasualA novice or green hand, also the year's first rice. Colloquial, with a green, just-started feel that 「新顔」 does not carry.
• RelatedフレッシュマンNeutralLoanword for a college freshman or a newly hired regular employee; confined to school and company, while 「新顔」 fits any setting.
• Related１年生いちねんせいNeutralA first-year student, also figuratively a beginner, as in 「議員一年生」; stresses having been in the role for under a year.
• RelatedフレッシャーNeutralLoanword for university freshmen or new graduate hires, but rarely used; 「新入生」 and 「新入社員」 are the usual choices.
• Related新入生しんにゅうせいNeutralStudents newly enrolled at a school; tied to the school setting, and unlike 「新顔」 it does not stress the new face.
• Related新来しんらいWrittenNewly arrived people or things; written in tone and rarely used alone, and unlike 「新顔」 it does not stress the new face.
• Related新来者しんらいしゃWrittenA person who has newly arrived somewhere; written and not often used, and unlike 「新顔」 it does not stress the new face.
• Antonym古参こさんNeutralA veteran or old-timer, as in 「古参社員」; the direct opposite of the newly arrived 「新顔」.
• Antonym旧顔NeutralAn old, familiar face; opposed to 「新顔」 precisely in whether the face is newly on the scene.

Use 「新顔」 for a new face newly joining an organization or group, as in 「新顔の選手」; it is also said of new products. For new members say 「新人」, for green hands 「新米」, for those newly joining a group 「新入り」; the opposite is 「古参」.

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1. 最近さいきん、ある組織そしきや場所ばしょに加くわわった人ひと。