JLPT N2 · Noun

上旬 (joujun)

上旬 (じょうじゅん, joujun) is a Japanese noun meaning “first third of a month; first ten days of a month”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうじゅん
Romaji: joujun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

first third of a month; first ten days of a month · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 上旬

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

旬

decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)ジュン・シュン · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上旬.

上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say差し上げるさしあげるto lift up召し上がるめしあがるto eat上じょうfrom the standpoint of上かみupper reaches (of a river)上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability)

Source: JMdict entry 1353410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.