鮮
fresh; vivid; clear; brilliant; Korea
17 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 355.
Readings
- セン (on reading): 新鮮 (しんせん) fresh; 朝鮮半島 (ちょうせんはんとう) Korean peninsula
- あざやか (kun reading): 鮮やか (あざやか) vivid; 色鮮やか (いろあざやか) brightly colored
Components
- 魚
- 羊
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
- 王 radical king; jewel, left-side form of 玉
- 田 radical rice field
- 羊 radical sheep
- 魚 radical fish
Kanji containing 鮮
Words using 鮮
- 新鮮 (しんせん) fresh
- 朝鮮半島 (ちょうせんはんとう) Korean peninsula
- 朝鮮人 (ちょうせんじん) Korean person (esp. North Korean)
- 朝鮮語 (ちょうせんご) Korean (language)
- 朝鮮戦争 (ちょうせんせんそう) Korean War (1950-1953)
- 鮮やか (あざやか) vivid
- 色鮮やか (いろあざやか) brightly colored
- 巧言令色鮮し仁 (こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん) those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
76 words in all.