新鮮|しんせんshinsen[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectivefresh
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.
- 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


