新 = 亲 + 斤

新 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “new”. It is built from 亲 (red pepper) and 斤 (ax). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1619. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: new
RTK frame: 1619
Strokes: 13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あたら.しい, あら.た, あら-, にい-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: новый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 新 new

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 新

How to find 新 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “red pepper” + “ax”. 新 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 新 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.