新鮮|しんせんshinsen[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivefresh
    どうやって新鮮しんせんな魚さかなをえらぶのですか。↗
    How can I pick out fresh fish?
Conjugation
Plain form新鮮(しんせん)
Polite (desu)新鮮です(しんせんです)
Negative (dewa nai)新鮮ではない(しんせんではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)新鮮ではありません(しんせんではありません)
Past (datta)新鮮だった(しんせんだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)新鮮ではなかった(しんせんではなかった)
Te form (de)新鮮で(しんせんで)
Adverbial (ni)新鮮に(しんせんに)
Conditional (nara)新鮮なら(しんせんなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymフレッシュNeutralLoanword for fresh and lively; common in ads and slogans, and also the word for coffee creamer.
  • Synonym新たあらたWrittenWritten/formal: something new or done anew, as in 「新たな問題」; stresses that it has newly arisen.
  • Synonym生鮮せいせんWrittenFresh as applied to food, mostly in 「生鮮食品」; a commercial term with a written register.
  • Synonym清新せいしんWrittenWritten word for fresh and invigorating, as in 「清新な作風」.
  • Related新しいあたらしいNeutralThe broadest word for anything new or just appearing; 「新鮮」 adds the nuance of freshness and liveliness.
  • Related若いわかいNeutralMeans young, or recently founded or small in number, as in 「若い会社」; it overlaps with 「新鮮」 only in the sense of vigor.
  • Related真新しいまあたらしいNeutralBrand-new, as in 「真新しい制服」 or 「真新しい発想」; stresses that something is completely new.
  • Related生新しいなまあたらしいWrittenWritten style: very new, just made; often describes fresh traces or memories.
  • Antonym古いふるいNeutralThe antonym: old, aged, or stale — the opposite of 「新鮮」.

Use 「新鮮」 for fresh food and for feelings or ideas that feel fresh and new. For general newness pick 「新しい」, for brand-new things 「真新しい」, for fresh foods in commercial contexts 「生鮮」, and 「フレッシュ」 is common in ads and slogans.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 野菜やさいや魚さかなが新あたらしく生き生いきいきとしていること。
  2. きれいで汚よごれがないこと。
  3. 物事ものごとに従来じゅうらいのものとは異ことなる新あたらしさが感かんじられること。
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