旬

Reading

Kana: しゅん

Romaji: shun

Definitions

noun

adj-no

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish)

adj-na

adj-no

2

in vogue; popular; fresh; up to date

Kanji

旬

Readings: ジュン、 シュン

Meanings: decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)

Example Sentences

イチゴは今(いま)が旬(しゅん)です。

➥Strawberries are in season now.

イチゴはいまがしゅんです。

➥Strawberries are in season at the moment.

７月(しちがつ)の上旬(じょうじゅん)は、海(うみ)に行(い)くのは早(はや)いかな？

➥I wonder if the first week or so of July is too early to go to the beach.

予定日(よていび)は１月(いちがつ)中旬頃(ちゅうじゅんごろ)です。

➥I'm expecting my baby in the middle of January.

今(いま)は松茸(まつたけ)が旬(しゅん)でお安(やす)いですよ。

➥Matsutake mushrooms are in season now so they are cheap.

彼(かれ)は５月(ごがつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん)に日本(にっぽん)に戻(もど)れるでしょう。

➥He will come back to Japan in the middle of May.