“Unprecedented” in Japanese
Short answer
Unprecedented in Japanese is “事新しい” (kotoatarashii). Full meaning: unprecedented, new (and different), fresh; contrived, affected.
Other ways to say “Unprecedented” in Japanese
未曾有
mizouu unprecedented, unheard-of, record-breaking
空前
kuuzen unprecedented, record-breaking
ことあたらしい
kotoatarashii unprecedented, new (and different), fresh; contrived, affected
嘗てない
katsutenai unprecedented, never seen before
前人未発
zenjinmihatsu unprecedented, unheard-of, never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before
類のない
ruinonai unprecedented, unparalleled, unparallelled
曠古
kouko historic, unprecedented
破天荒
hatenkou unheard-of, unprecedented; daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
類を見ない
ruiwominai unprecedented, unique, unparalleled
今までにない
imamadeninai unprecedented, never happened before, first time in history
破格
hakaku extraordinary, exceptional, unprecedented, special, abnormal, irregular; solecistic, non-standard, irregular
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