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refreshing
Kanji 2053

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Synopsis

Learn to mention lactic acid bacteria in ads for alcohol as a way of making a drink sound refreshing! Of course, as many sample sentences and ads in this essay reflect, the Japanese also refer to sleep, cooling drinks, autumn weather, breezes, certain pills, shampoo, flowers, and (surprisingly) music as refreshing. Oh, and cigarettes, coffee, and (did I mention?) bacteria!

Revision history:

Feb. 22, 2022: 

  • p. 2, Etymology Box: Added a Henshall etymology. To create room for it, I moved a good bit of text out of the box and into the main text on the same page in a new section called “What Else 爽 Has Meant.”
  • p. 18: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Jan. 18, 2019: Originally published.

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Cover of essay 2053 on 爽 (refreshing), titled "Renewing Body and Mind"
Mini Profile
JOYO ON-YOMI
ソウ
JOYO KUN-YOMI
さわ-やか
STROKES11
RADICAL爻 (89: mixing)
JLPTN1
HALPERN2228/2998
HENSHALL-/1636
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