新鮮

しんせん

Fresh (food, air) or novel (impressions)

N3na-adjective·shinsen

How to remember it

新 (new) + 鮮 (vivid) — newly picked and vividly fresh.

Example sentences

  • この野菜はとても新鮮です。

    このやさいはとてもしんせんです。

    These vegetables are very fresh.

  • 新鮮な空気を吸いましょう。

    しんせんなくうきをすいましょう。

    Let's breathe some fresh air.

Usage

Na-adjective; common for food, air, data, and impressions.

Related words

新しい鮮度新品古い

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