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

鮮

  • Meaning

    鮮 means "fresh, vivid, bright."

    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.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    sen(せん) せん

  • Kunyomitip

    atara.shii(あたらしい) あたらしい

    aza.yaka(あざやか) あざやか

    suku.nai(すくない) すくない

  • Strokestip

    17 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)

  • Related Keywords
    fresh vivid bright clear brilliant vibrant new raw fish seafood lively crisp pristine colorful striking distinct rare few scarce Korea

Sentences including 鮮

  • Nothing is more vivid than a picture.

  • I want to eat fresh fish.

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