Compound words with 漢字 and カタカナ? (例えば：新メニュー）


Today, a magazine about restaurants in my area arrived in my mailbox. It
proudly proclaimed :

> １０月の新メニュー！

I am quite curious as to the following points:

  * How is this pronounced ? I would have gone with 新{しん} メニュー but although it is recognized by mozc IME I haven't found a reference in my dictionary (Aedict).
  * Why go with this instead of using 新しいメニュー？
  * Is the compound thus generated a proper noun or is it more an "improper" use of 新 as an adjective that qualifies メニュー ?
  * Are there any other examples of a kanji + katakana compound ?

Thanks a lot everyone !

ウルカン




「[新]{しん}メニュー」 is a very common phrase. We say 新ドラマ、新アニメ、新プラン、新ビール, etc. **all
the time** and I do not think anyone finds it "improper". At least, I have
never heard a native speaker complaining about it.

What is extremely uncommon is that they inserted the 「ウ」 in there. Or is that
a typo on your part?

We do say 「[新]{あたら}しいメニュー」 as well, but the phrase lacks the impact both
visually and phonetically if it were to be used in advertising. It is too long
and flat for advertisement. The sharp Sino sounds シン gives that "right"
impact.

Examples of words using both kanji and katakana:

リトマス紙{し} (Litmus paper)、ソーダ水{すい} (club soda)、段{だん}ボール (corrugated
cardboard)、缶{かん}ビール (canned beer), etc. The list would be endless.




「[新]{しん}メニュー」 is a very common phrase. We say 新ドラマ、新アニメ、新プラン、新ビール, etc. **all
the time** and I do not think anyone finds it "improper". At least, I have
never heard a native speaker complaining about it.

What is extremely uncommon is that they inserted the 「ウ」 in there. Or is that
a typo on your part?

We do say 「[新]{あたら}しいメニュー」 as well, but the phrase lacks the impact both
visually and phonetically if it were to be used in advertising. It is too long
and flat for advertisement. The sharp Sino sounds シン gives that "right"
impact.

Examples of words using both kanji and katakana:

リトマス紙{し} (Litmus paper)、ソーダ水{すい} (club soda)、段{だん}ボール (corrugated
cardboard)、缶{かん}ビール (canned beer), etc. The list would be endless.

