新米

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
まい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(まい) (shinmai

  1. new rice
  2. novice, newbie, rookie, initiate

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN