Kanji

鮮

鮮

fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

魚部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あざやか

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, き, まれ, よし

Common Readings

セン, あざ…やか

Example sentences

新鮮 しんせん
毎朝、市場から新鮮な魚が届きます。

Every morning, fresh fish arrives from the market.

水 みず
毎日、新鮮な水を二リットル飲むようにしています。

I try to drink two liters of fresh water every day.

鮮やか あざやか
秋の山々が鮮やかに彩られている。

The mountains in autumn are vividly colored.

蘇る よみがえる
古い記憶が鮮やかに蘇った。

Old memories were vividly revived.

鮮明 せんめい
幼い頃の記憶が、今も鮮明に残っている。

Memories of my early childhood still remain vivid today.

画像 がぞう
この画像はとても鮮明だ。

This image is very clear.

鮮血 せんけつ
傷口から鮮血がほとばしった。

Fresh blood spurted from the wound.

迸る ほとばしる
傷口から鮮血が迸った。

Fresh blood spurted from the wound.

鮮烈 せんれつ
彼女のデビューは鮮烈な印象を与えた

Her debut made a striking impression.

色鮮やか いろあざやか
庭には色鮮やかな花が咲いている。

Vivid flowers are blooming in the garden.

Example Vocabulary

新鮮

しんせん

fresh; novel; new

鮮やか

あざやか

vivid; brilliant; bright; skillful; adroit

鮮明

せんめい

vivid; clear; distinct

鮮血

せんけつ

fresh blood

鮮烈

せんれつ

vivid; striking; brilliant

色鮮やか

いろあざやか

vivid; brightly colored

鮮度

せんど

海鮮

かいせん

seafood

不鮮明

ふせんめい

新鮮味

しんせんみ

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