# 鮮 — fresh; vivid

鮮 means “fresh; vivid”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). Kun'yomi: あざ(やか) (azayaka). You'll see it in words such as 鮮やか (azayaka, “vivid; bright”).

- Meaning: fresh; vivid
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: あざ(やか) (azayaka)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 1

## How to remember 鮮

Parts: 魚 fish · 羊 sheep

## Words with 鮮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鮮やか | あざやか (azayaka) | vivid; bright |

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[態](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attitude/) · [鮮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fresh/) · [激](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intense/) · [厳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/strict/) · [緊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tense/) · [盛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thrive/) · [密](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/density/) · [秀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excel/) · [緩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/)

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