清新・生新|せいしんseishin[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
清新清新 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when writing this word.
生新生新 is a less common written form of the same word; learners should generally choose 清新 instead.
Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivefresh; new
Conjugation
| Plain form | 清新（せいしん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 清新です（せいしんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 清新ではない（せいしんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 清新ではありません（せいしんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 清新だった（せいしんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 清新ではなかった（せいしんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 清新で（せいしんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 清新に（せいしんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 清新なら（せいしんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym新鮮しんせんNeutralThe broadest word for freshness, used mostly of food and sensations; 「清新」 instead stresses the refreshing newness of a style or work.
- SynonymフレッシュNeutralA loanword for fresh or refreshing, used mostly of newcomers and drinks.
- Synonym爽やかさわやかNeutralPleasantly refreshing, used mostly of weather and the impression a person gives; unlike 「清新」, it carries no sense of newness.
- Synonym清々しいすがすがしいNeutralA native Japanese word for feeling refreshed and clear-headed, used mostly of morning air and one's mood.
- Related爽快そうかいNeutralRefreshed and exhilarated, focusing on how body and mind feel, as in 「爽快な気分」; 「清新」 is about the fresh quality of a style or work.
- Antonym古臭いふるくさいNeutralStale and old-fashioned; the opposite of 「清新」.
- Antonym陳腐ちんぷWrittenStale and hackneyed, the opposite of 「清新」; a word of written or formal prose.
Use 「清新」 for the refreshing newness a style, work, or personnel choice brings, as in 「清新な作風」 and 「清新な人事」. For food say 「新鮮」, for newcomers 「フレッシュ」, for pleasant weather 「爽やか」; the opposites are 「古臭い」 and 「陳腐」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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