新米

しんまい

Meanings

1. Noun new rice; first rice crop of the year See also: 古米 (こまい).
2. Noun, の-adjective novice; beginner; newcomer; new hand

Kanji

• 新 new. Read as シン.
• 米 rice. Read as マイ.

Example sentences

• 俺がまだ新米だった頃は雑用ばかりで、まともな仕事なんかやらせてもらえなかったよ。
  When I was still a newcomer, I did only odd jobs and wasn't given any serious work.

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