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清新 (せいしん, seishin) Japanese meaning: fresh | Kotomora
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作さく
品ひん
は
清せい
新しん
な
印いん
象しょう
を
与あた
え
た
。
The young director's work gave a fresh impression.
The new leader brought a fresh breeze into the organization.
Usage patterns 清せい 新しん な 気き 風ふう a fresh, invigorating spirit (of a group, era, etc.)
The new management brought a fresh spirit to the company.
清せい 新しん な 〈 物もの 〉 a refreshingly original work, style, or piece
Her poetry is full of refreshing charm.
〈 事こと 〉 に 清せい 新しん さをもたらす to bring a sense of freshness to something
The reform brought a breath of freshness to the political world.
Related words 新鮮 is the everyday word for freshness, used for food as well as feelings, while 清新 is more formal and usually describes an impression, style, or atmosphere.
斬新 stresses boldness and originality, whereas 清新 stresses a clean, unstale freshness rather than sheer novelty.
爽やか describes a pleasant, refreshing feeling like weather or manner, while 清新 is more literary and applies to ideas, style, or atmosphere.
Written forms 清せい 新しん Usage 86%
Standard and high-priority spelling; used mainly in written or somewhat formal descriptions.
セイシン Usage 7%
せいしん Usage 4%
生せい 新しん Usage 3%
Attested alternate kanji spelling, but much less common than 清新.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written 清新, with 清 suggesting clear or pure and 新 meaning new. The alternate spelling 生新 is attested but rare; the exact historical development is not specified.
