しんまい
Shinmai
新米 (Shinmai) is a Japanese noun meaning “new rice, first rice crop of the year, novice, beginner”.
Meanings
- nounnew rice; first rice crop of the year
- noun, adjectival nounnovice; beginner; newcomer; new hand
Examples
新米のくせに大きな顔をするな。
Act your place.
その新米のセールスマンが、トップの販売実績をあげたやり方は指導員の目を見はらせた。
The manner in which the new salesman made top sales level was an eye-opener to his supervisor.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).