新鮮

• 読み: しんせん
• ローマ字: shinsen
• 漢字の分解: 新 (shin) — new; 鮮 (sen) — fresh, vivid
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.seɴ/

意味

Fresh; new and vivid. Describes food, air, or experiences that feel unspoiled and invigorating.

A na-adjective that modifies nouns with な (新鮮な野菜, fresh vegetables). Applies both to physical freshness (food, air) and figurative freshness (a novel experience, a fresh perspective). Very common in food descriptions and travel writing.

例文

1. この市場の魚はとても新鮮だ。
2. 田舎の新鮮な空気を吸いたい。
3. 海外旅行は新鮮な体験ばかりだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, travel, experiences

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 新 (shin, new) and 鮮 (sen, fresh/vivid). The kanji 鮮 combines 魚 (fish) and 羊 (sheep) — two foods prized when fresh — making this a highly evocative character.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal