Chinese

Noun

新年

1. New Year

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

From 新 (new) + 年 (year)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) し​んねん [shíꜜǹnèǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

新年 ‎(hiragana しんねん, romaji shinnen)

1. a new year
2. New Year
3. New Year's Day

Synonyms

• (a new year): 新春 (しんしゅん) ‎(shinshun)
• (New Year): 正月 (しょうがつ) ‎(shōgatsu)
• (New Year's Day): 元旦 (がんたん) ‎(gantan)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3