Vocabulary What does 新鮮 (しんせん, shinsen) mean? 新鮮 (しんせん, shinsen) means fresh. Quick factsReadingしんせんRomajishinsenPart of speechna-adjectiveLevel (estimated, JLPT framework)N3 新鮮しんせんN3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinsenfresh1na-adjective freshExample sentencesこの魚(さかな)はとても新鮮(しんせん)です。This fish is very fresh.新鮮(しんせん)な野菜(やさい)を買(か)ってきた。I bought some fresh vegetables.Kanji in this word新new鮮fresh, raw; vivid, bright