新人類
Chinese
new; newly; meso- (chem.) | |||
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trad. (新人類) | 新 | 人類 | |
simp. (新人类) | 新 | 人类 |
Pronunciation
Noun
新人類
- the new generation (originally referring to those born in the 1960s); people who are not bound by traditions
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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新 | 人 | 類 |
しん Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
るい Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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新人類 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 新 (shin-, “new”) + 人類 (jinrui, “human race”). Coined by Shinichiro Kurimoto in the late 1970s.
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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