旬 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「日」
道4Junior high level ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「日」
- On
- ジュン・シュン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- ten-day period; season (for food)
Origin
勺 with 日 "day": days marked off in tens — a ten-day period, and a food's best season.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジュン | 旬刊・上旬 |
|---|---|
| シュン | 旬・旬の野菜 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 旬報じゅんぽう
ten-day report
- 上旬じょうじゅん
first ten days of a month
Example
この魚は今が旬だ。
This fish is in season now.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)