JLPT N1 · な-adjective

鮮やか (azayaka)

鮮やか (あざやか, azayaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “vivid; bright”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あざやか
Romaji: azayaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh · な-adjective
skillful; skilful; adroit; brilliant (performance, goal, etc.); splendid · な-adjective

Example sentences

月は鮮やかに輝いていた。

The moon was shining brightly.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 鮮やか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	鮮やかだ	あざやかだ azayakada
Present (polite)	鮮やかです	あざやかです azayakadesu
Negative	鮮やかじゃない	あざやかじゃない azayakajanai
Past	鮮やかだった	あざやかだった azayakadatta
Negative past	鮮やかじゃなかった	あざやかじゃなかった azayakajanakatta
Te-form	鮮やかで	あざやかで azayakade
Before a noun	鮮やかな	あざやかな azayakana
Adverb (~ni)	鮮やかに	あざやかに azayakani

Kanji in 鮮やか

鮮

fresh, vivid, clearセン・あざ.やか · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鮮やか.

新鮮しんせんfresh

Source: JMdict entry 1392500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.