Japanese symbol for “fresh”
新鮮
しんせん
Romaji: shinsen
fresh
In Japanese, fresh is 新鮮, read しんせん (shinsen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na fresh
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fresh”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 鮮やか | あざやか azayaka | vivid; bright; brilliant |
| 生鮮 | せいせん seisen | fresh |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | newcomer; new figure; new member |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 朝鮮 | ちょうせん chousen | Korea |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fresh”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.