生鮮|せいせんseisen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounfresh
Conjugation
| Plain form | 生鮮（せいせん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 生鮮です（せいせんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 生鮮ではない（せいせんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 生鮮ではありません（せいせんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 生鮮だった（せいせんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 生鮮ではなかった（せいせんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 生鮮で（せいせんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 生鮮に（せいせんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 生鮮なら（せいせんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym新鮮しんせんNeutralBroadly means fresh, and can also describe a fresh feeling or impression; 「生鮮」 is confined to fresh food as a category.
- SynonymフレッシュNeutralLoanword meaning fresh or refreshing, mostly for people and drinks; also refers to non-dairy coffee creamer.
- Related清新せいしんWrittenWritten word for fresh and bracing, mostly describing style or atmosphere; not used for food.
- Related生新しいなまあたらしいWrittenMeans just made and extremely new; a written word that is rarely used. 「生鮮」 refers only to fresh food.
- Antonym冷凍れいとうNeutralFreezing or frozen storage; frozen foods are usually categorized separately from 「生鮮」 foods.
- Antonym加工かこうNeutralProcessing; 「加工食品」 is grouped opposite 「生鮮食品」, though fresh meat that has been cut still counts as 生鮮.
「生鮮」 is for fresh food as a category — 「生鮮食品」, 「生鮮売り場」 — and cut fresh meat or fish still counts. General freshness is 「新鮮」; loanword 「フレッシュ」 suits people and drinks. 「清新」 is written, for style or atmosphere. Frozen and processed foods are classed apart.
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