新米しんまい (shinmai)

new rice; novice

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Meaning

新米 (しんまい, shinmai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “new rice; novice”.

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Example sentences 9

今年ことし新米しんまいがもうお みせ

This year's new rice crop is already in the shops.

この子新米だからいろいろ教えてあげて。

She's new, so teach her a bunch of stuff.

新米ご飯と同意。

It is the soba equivalent of new fresh crop of rice.

その新米水夫は船酔いした。

The landsman was seasick.