Kanji

旬

旬

decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュン, シュン

Nanori (Name Reading)

ただ, とき, ひとし, ひら, まさ

Common Readings

ジュン

Example sentences

旬 しゅん
この魚は今が旬です。

This fish is in season now.

ごろ ごろ
旬の果物は今が一番食べごろです。

Seasonal fruit is at its best to eat right now.

下旬 げじゅん
来月の下旬に旅行に行く予定です。

I plan to go on a trip in the last third of next month.

中旬 ちゅうじゅん
来月の中旬に旅行に行く予定です

I plan to go on a trip in the middle of next month.

上旬 じょうじゅん
来月の上旬に旅行に行く予定です。

I plan to go on a trip in the first ten days of next month.

初旬 しょじゅん
締め切りは７月の初旬です

The deadline is the beginning of July.

Example Vocabulary

旬

しゅん

in season

下旬

げじゅん

last third of a month

中旬

ちゅうじゅん

middle of the month (11th to 20th)

上旬

じょうじゅん

first 10 days of the month; early part of the month

初旬

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month; beginning of the month

波旬

はじゅん

旬の魚

しゅんのさかな

旬

しゅん

in season

四旬節

しじゅんせつ

旬間

じゅんかん

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