JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 旬: "decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)"
The kanji 旬 means "decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュン, シュン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュンシュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1162 of 2,501 |
Common words with 旬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 下旬last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
- 中旬middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
- 旬season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for) · in vogue; popular; hot; fresh
- 上旬first third of a month; first ten days of a month
- 初旬first 10 days of the month
- 旬ten-day period (in a month) · ten-year period (in one's age); decade
- 波旬killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
- 旬日ten-day period
- 四旬節Lent
- 旬の魚fish in season
- 旬報ten-day report
- 一旬ten days
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