鮮 度(せんど)

せんど

noun

freshness (of food)

1. freshness; degree of freshness

The quality of being fresh, especially regarding food such as fish, meat, and vegetables. Can also be used figuratively for the freshness of information or ideas.

鮮度(せんど)が落(お)ちている。

The freshness has declined.

鮮度(せんど)のいい魚(さかな)を選(えら)んでください。

Please choose fish with good freshness.

この市場(いちば)は朝(あさ)獲(と)れの魚(さかな)が並(なら)ぶので、鮮度(せんど)は抜群(ばつぐん)だ。

This market lines up fish caught that morning, so the freshness is outstanding.

Compound of 鮮(せん) (fresh) + 度(ど) (degree). Used mainly for food, above all seafood. Figuratively, 情報(じょうほう)の鮮度(せんど) (the freshness of information) is how current it is.

Common collocations

鮮度(せんど)が高(たか)い / 鮮度(せんど)がいい (very fresh)
鮮度(せんど)が落(お)ちる (to lose freshness)
鮮度(せんど)を保(たも)つ (to keep fresh)
鮮度(せんど)抜群(ばつぐん) (outstandingly fresh)

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