Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 真一, 新一, 信一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しんいち(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕiɰ̃.i.t͡ɕi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are also possible.