noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
new type; new model; new style
Used as a noun or の-adjective for a newly developed product, design, machine, vehicle, or general type. Common in compounds such as 新型車 and 新型モデル.
新型のスマートフォンが発表された。
A new model of smartphone was announced.
来月、新型
Sales of the new model car will begin next month.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
new strain; new variant
A specialized but very common news and medical use for a newly identified strain or variant, especially of an infectious disease.
新型インフルエンザの流行が心配されている。
There are concerns about an outbreak of a new strain of influenza.
新型ウイルスへの対策が急がれている。
Measures against the new virus strain are being rushed.