- 1. [adj-no, adj-na] new; fresh
- 2. [n] new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object — orig. meaning
- 3. [n] new customer
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | しんきな | (shinkina) |
| Non-past, plain | しんきだ | (shinkida) |
| Non-past, polite | しんきです | (shinkidesu) |
| Past, plain | しんきだった | (shinkidatta) |
| Past, polite | しんきでした | (shinkideshita) |
| Negative, plain | しんきじゃない | (shinkijanai) |
| Negative, polite | しんきじゃないです | (shinkijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しんきじゃなかった | (shinkijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しんきじゃなかったです | (shinkijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しんきで | (shinkide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しんきなら | (shinkinara) |
Kanji in this word
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新
newOn: シン (shin)Kun: あたら.しい (atara.shii)、 あら.た (ara.ta)、 あら- (ara-)、 にい- (nii-)
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規
standard, measureOn: キ (ki)
Example Sentences
新規開店した宝石店は私の御得意様を奪った。
The newly-opened jewelry shop took away some of my best customers.