上旬

じょうじゅん

Meanings

1. Noun first third of a month; first ten days of a month See also: 中旬 (ちゅうじゅん). See also: 下旬 (げじゅん).

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 旬 ten days. Read as ジュン.

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.
• トムは１０月上旬からここにいます。
  Tom has been here since early October.

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