What does kanji 旬 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 旬 is decameron.

How is kanji 旬 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 旬 are ジュン, シュン.

What is the main radical of kanji 旬?

The main radical for kanji 旬 is 日.

What words use kanji 旬?

Example words that use kanji 旬 include 旬, 旬報, 旬の魚, 旬外れ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

旬

Meaning

Kanji 旬

decameron

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

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ジュンシュン
Nanori 名乗り: ただときひとしひらまさ

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1162
Strokes: 6
Radical: 日
Components: 勹 • 日
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

旬

しゅん

season (e.g. fruit, fish)

旬報

じゅんぽう

ten-day report

旬の魚

しゅんのさかな

fish in season

旬外れ

じゅんはずれ

off-season

旬刊

じゅんかん

published every ten days

旬間

じゅんかん

period of ten days

旬月

じゅんげつ

month and ten days

旬日

じゅんじつ

ten-day period

旬余

じゅんよ

over ten days

下旬

げじゅん

last third of a month

中旬

ちゅうじゅん

middle of a month

上旬

じょうじゅん

first 10 days of month

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Example sentences

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今は牡蠣が旬です。

Now is the season for oysters.

五月の上旬に東京へ行きます。

I will go to Tokyo in early May.

これらの野菜は旬を迎えています。

These vegetables are entering their season.

彼は今月中旬に戻ります。

He will return in the middle of this month.

スイカはもう旬を過ぎました。

Watermelons are past their season now.

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