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

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1162 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 旬 means decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュン、シュン (jun, shun). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュン	jun
On’yomi	シュン	shun

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 日 (Kangxi radical 72). Components: 日・勹.

Words using 旬

下旬げじゅんlast third of a month上旬じょうじゅんfirst third of a month初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month中旬ちゅうじゅんmiddle ten days of a month

Example sentences

８月下旬に彼らは繁殖のために長い旅に出発します。

In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.

Tatoeba #234945

７月の上旬は、海に行くのは早いかな？

I wonder if the first week or so of July is too early to go to the beach.

Tatoeba #234994

予定日は１月の中旬頃です。

I'm expecting my baby in the middle of January.

Tatoeba #79004

Kanji with the same radical

日時明昨早映景旧易春暴普昇星曜暮

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