新人類

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Chinese

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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (新人類) 人類
simp. (新人类) 人类

Pronunciation

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Noun

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新人類

  1. the new generation (originally referring to those born in the 1960s); people who are not bound by traditions

See also

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Japanese

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Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
るい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
新人類 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (shin-, new) +‎ 人類 (jinrui, human race). Coined by Shinichiro Kurimoto in the late 1970s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しん)(じん)(るい) (shinjinrui

  1. new generation, which has different sensibilities and values

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN