USE OF 'FRESH' MEANING LEXICON IN DAILY JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

Japanese is a foreign language that has many variations of the lexicon. Lexicon variations in verbs, adjectives, nouns or adverbs. This journal discusses the use of the lexicon meaning "fresh" in everyday Japanese. The data in this journal is the form of sentences used by native Japanese speakers. Data collection was carried out through interviews and note taking techniques. The data were analyzed using the contextual meaning theory approach of Pateda, (2010: 116). From the data that has been found, there are 4 variations of the lexicon meaning 'fresh' in Japanese, namely: shinsen, sawayaka, sappari, and sukkiri. The four lexicons both mean "fresh", but have different usages depending on the context. Shinsen is used for nouns, such as: vegetable 'yasai', fish 'sakana', fruit 'kudamono' etc. Shinsen usually denotes an object in a fresh or new state. Sawayaka, sappari and sukkiri both express a fresh feeling for body and mind. The three lexicons state a process of change after previously carrying out an activity. In terms of substitution, shinsen and sawayaka lexicons, as well as the sappari and sukkiri lexicons, can replace one another under certain conditions.