みずみずしい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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i-adjective

fresh; juicy; youthful; vibrant

usually written using kana alone

Describes fruit, vegetables, flowers, skin, or a person's youthful energy. Combines juiciness with a sense of lively freshness.

この桃ももは本ほん当とうにみずみずしくて美味おいしい。
This peach is really juicy and delicious.

彼かの女じょの肌はだはまだみずみずしい。

Her skin is still fresh and youthful.

みずみずしい感かん性せいを持もった若わか者ものたち。

Young people with vibrant sensibilities.

Written forms

みずみずしいUsage69%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms are rare or search-only.
瑞みず々みずしいUsage28%
Rare kanji form; the character 瑞 suggests freshness and auspiciousness.
水みず々みずしいUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 水 means water, evoking juiciness.

Kanji

瑞congratulations
水water

Similar words

新しん鮮せん
新鮮 means 'fresh' in the sense of newness or lack of staleness, often for food or ideas. みずみずしい emphasizes juiciness and youthful vitality.
若わか々わかしい
若々しい means 'youthful' in appearance or behavior, focusing on age. みずみずしい adds a nuance of freshness and vitality, like dewy skin or lively energy.

Etymology

Derived from reduplication of 水 (みず, 'water') with the adjectival suffix しい, literally 'water-water-ish', evoking the quality of being full of water and freshness. The kanji 瑞 is an ateji chosen for its auspicious meaning.