旬
ten days; season; decameron; ten-day period; season (for specific products)
6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1162.
Readings
- ジュン (on reading): 下旬 (げじゅん) last third of a month; 中旬 (ちゅうじゅん) middle ten days of a month
- シュン (on reading): 旬 (しゅん) season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); 旬の魚 (しゅんのさかな) fish in season
Components
Kanji containing 旬
- 殉 martyrdom
- 絢 brilliant fabric design
- 徇 herald
- 恂 sincere
- 洵 alike
- 荀 type of plant
- 筍 bamboo shoot
- 詢 consult with
Words using 旬
- 下旬 (げじゅん) last third of a month
- 中旬 (ちゅうじゅん) middle ten days 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
- 四旬節 (しじゅんせつ) Lent
- 旬 (しゅん) season (for fruit, seafood, etc.)
- 旬の魚 (しゅんのさかな) fish in season
- 最旬 (さいしゅん) hottest (e.g. fashion)
- 旬菜 (しゅんさい) seasonal food
21 words in all.