Kanji鮮
Readingせん
Frequency69%
Used in (83 in total)
fresh blood
vivid; clear; distinct
vivid; striking
(degree of) freshness
blur; blurred; indistinct
Korea
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
freshness; novelty
perishable foods; perishables
cuisine with fresh seafoods
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
bright red; bright scarlet
Korean person
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Korean (language)
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
scarlet; bright red
seafood hot pot; seafood stew
Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi dynasty
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. a North Korean national who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person); Zainichi Korean
making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; (lit.) unfurling and clearly showing one's banner
South Korea
thorn apple (Datura stramonium); jimsonweed; datura
Japan and Korea; Japanese-Korean
traditional Korean clothing
dripping with fresh blood
Government-General of Korea (supreme Japanese governing body established in 1910 following annexation)
fresh market; wet market
North Korea
sharp; clear
very few; very little
Koreans residing in Japan (esp. those who came to Japan before 1945 and their descendants); Zainichi Koreans
freshness preservation (of food)
Hell Korea (satirical term used to criticize the socioeconomic situation in South Korea); Hell Joseon
Korean food; Korean cooking
Japanese and Koreans
The Chosun Ilbo (Korean newspaper)
freshness-preserving agent
sharpness (e.g. of a photo); definition
school for ethnic Koreans (in Japan)
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon
Hangul (Korean script)
globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
Korean golden bells (Forsythia koreana)
Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi); Argy wormwood; Argy's wormwood
Korean yellow weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana)
Korean hard clam (Meretrix lamarckii)
roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus)
Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)