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).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 鮮度(せんど)が高(たか)い (high freshness)
  • 鮮度(せんど)が落(お)ちる (freshness drops)
  • 鮮度(せんど)を保(たも)つ (maintain freshness)
  • 鮮度(せんど)抜群(ばつぐん) (outstanding freshness)

Primarily used for food, especially seafood. Figuratively, 情報(じょうほう)の鮮度(せんど) (freshness of information) refers to how current or up-to-date information is.

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