What does シン mean in シン・ゴジラ? My dictionary says "thin."

Online comments imply that it "could mean true, new, God, shaking, and so on."
That's a long stretch away.

I assume that 'shin gojira' is just a phonetic variation and that 'Godzilla:
Resurgence' a creative translation (for commercial purposes, to differentiate
it from all the other Godzilla movies).
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Shin Godzilla/ シン・ゴジラ/ Shin Gojira/ Godzilla: Resurgence
Since シン is written in katakana, the meaning is not very clear even to a
native speaker who sees this title. Under the hood, this シン has multiple
meanings by intention. According to [this
article](https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/09/23/kiji/K20150923011187800.html):

> タイトルは庵野秀明総監督（５５）が「新」「真」「神」などさまざまな意味を込めて命名。
>
> Director Hideaki Anno gave the title due to the variety of meanings シン
> conveys, such as "new" (新), "true" (真), and "God" (神).

新 and 真 are both common prefixes for a sequel. The meaning of "shaking" is
probably 震. Some may recall English "sin", too, but I don't know how "thin"
relates to Godzilla.
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