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Kanji 旬: meanings, readings, and example words.

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

Key takeaways

Kanji 旬: decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

旬
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Meaning

decameronten-day periodseason (for specific products)

On reading

ジュンシュン

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 旬

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

Kanji structure breakdown

旬

Structure breakdown

勹 + 日

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character depicts a bundle (勹) of days (日). It represents a 10-day period used to divide a month into three parts and also refers to the 'peak season' when food is at its best.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュン
  • 下旬げじゅん

    last third of a month

  • 上旬じょうじゅん

    first ten days of month

  • 初旬しょじゅん

    first ten days of the month

  • 中旬ちゅうじゅん

    middle ten days of a month

Commonly used words

  • 下旬
    げじゅん

    last third of a month

  • 上旬
    じょうじゅん

    first ten days of month

  • 初旬
    しょじゅん

    first ten days of the month

  • 中旬
    ちゅうじゅん

    middle ten days of a month

Example sentences

Example 1

このイベントは三月の下旬にあります。

Translation

This event is in the last third of March.

Example 2

給料はいつも月の下旬に支払われる。

Translation

Salaries are always paid in the last third of the month.

Example 3

今月の上旬に旅行します。

Translation

I will travel in the first ten days of this month.

Example 4

上旬の天気は晴れでした。

Translation

The weather was clear in the first ten days.

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