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Kanji Detail for 鮮 - "fresh, vivid, fish"

鮮

  • Meaning

    鮮 means "fresh, vivid, fish."

    1. Fish - Living fish; fresh fish.

    2. Fish sashimi - Raw fish preparation.

    3. Fresh - Lively; vibrant.

    4. Vivid - Clear; distinct; obvious.

    5. Beautiful - Lovely; attractive; glossy; lustrous.

    6. Few - Rare; scarce.

  • Words using 鮮

    • 北朝鮮 きたちょうせん Listen North Korea
    • 朝鮮 ちょうせん Listen Korea
    • 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく Listen Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
    • 朝鮮半島 ちょうせんはんとう Listen Korean peninsula
    • 鮮明 せんめい Listen vivid; clear; distinct
    • 新鮮 しんせん Listen fresh
    • 鮮やか あざやか Listen vivid; bright; brilliant
    • 生鮮 せいせん Listen fresh

  • Four-character idioms with 鮮

    • 旗幟鮮明 きしせんめい Listen making one's attitude (position, stand) clear
    • 鮮血淋漓 せんけつりんり Listen dripping with fresh blood

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    • Verified meaning: fresh, vivid, fish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, あらた, せん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鮮

    Given names 鮮(あきら)Listen 鮮(あらた)Listen 鮮(せん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fresh; vivid; clear; brilliant; Korea

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fresh, new, delicious; rare, few

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fresh; delicious; attractive

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fresh fish. In ancient times, fish and similar foods were called 鮮食 (fresh food). Found in the Book of Documents. | Fresh. Newly killed birds and beasts, newly picked vegetables and fruits are all called 鮮. Colloquially, something delicious is also called 鮮. | Good. As in 鮮明 (vivid), 鮮姸 (bright and beautiful) and the like. All refer to beautiful colors. | Few. As in "rarely having" is called 鮮有.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aza.yaka(あざ-やか) あざ-やか

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)

  • Related Keywords

    fresh vivid fish Korea clear bright brilliant crisp new raw striking vibrant few rare

Sentences including 鮮

  • Nothing is more vivid than a picture.

  • I want to eat fresh fish.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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