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Kanji 鮮: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 鮮: fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea

Key takeaways

Kanji 鮮: fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

freshvividclearbrilliantKorea

On reading

セン

Kun reading

あざ.やか

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 鮮

fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

魚 + 羊

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Fish and sheep meat are considered most delicious when they are fresh. Combining these two symbols represents the peak of freshness and vividness. It is used in words like 'Joseon' and 'freshness'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン
  • 新鮮しんせん

    fresh / new / recently made or obtained

Kun reading

あざ.やか
  • 鮮やかあざやか

    vivid / bright / clear

Commonly used words

  • 新鮮
    しんせん

    fresh / new / recently made or obtained

  • 鮮やか
    あざやか

    vivid / bright / clear

Example sentences

Example 1

この絵は色がとてもやかだ。

Translation

The colors in this painting are very vivid.

Example 2

やかな記憶が今も残っている。

Translation

A vivid memory still remains.

Example 3

この魚はとても新です。

Translation

This fish is very fresh.

Example 4

な野菜を買いました。

Translation

I bought fresh vegetables.

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