Kanji compounds#9,948 most used
初々しい
Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)
(young and) innocent; fresh
IN A SENTENCE
やっぱり新人さんは初々しくていいね。
Isn't it nice when the newcomers are still so innocent?
from Tatoeba · bunbuku
IN OTHER SENTENCES
トムは若いが初々しくない。
Tom is young, but he's not innocent.
from Tatoeba · Ninja
MEANING
1(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
い-adjective
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives 初々しい this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kind熟語, kanji compounds
Frequency#9,948 most used
Written初々しい、初初しい
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium