Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 旬(しゅん) in Japanese

旬
Kana Reading
しゅん
Romaji
shun
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    season (e.g. fruit, fish)
    Example sentence
    今は松茸が旬でお安いですよ。 Mushrooms are in season now, so they are cheap.

Examples of 旬, しゅん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

旬 JLPT 1

6 strokes

decameron, 10-day period, season (for specific products)

On'Yomi: ジュン, シュン

Kun'Yomi:

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