JLPT N3 · Tastes & textures

新鮮

しんせん

fresh

Stroke order of 新鮮

2 characters, 30 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

新 · 13 strokes鮮 · 17 strokes

Memory trick

新 is an axe 斤 splitting a new tree, 鮮 is a fish 魚 beside a sheep 羊: a fresh fish.

Parts: 新 new + 鮮 fresh

Example sentence

この魚は新鮮です。

このさかなはしんせんです。

This fish is fresh.

Words with 新

新しいnew 新幹線bullet train 新聞newspaper 新品brand-new item 新製品new product 新聞社newspaper company 新婚newlywed 新たnew; fresh

Words with 鮮

鮮やかvivid

More words: Tastes & textures

塩辛いsalty 酸っぱいsour 渋いastringent; tasteful 濃いstrong; thick; dark 香りaroma; fragrance 匂いsmell 腐るto rot; to go bad 味わうto taste; to savor 生raw 脂っこいgreasy; oily 風味flavor

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