旬
じゅん
jun
JMdict entry #1341360
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) ten-day period (in a month)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) ten-year period (in one's age); decade
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は５月中旬に日本に戻れるでしょう。
kare ha ５ gatsu chuujun ni nippon ni modoreru deshou 。
He will come back to Japan in the middle of May.
今は松茸が旬でお安いですよ。
ima ha matsutake ga shun de o yasui desu yo 。
Matsutake mushrooms are in season now so they are cheap.
イチゴは今が旬です。
ichigo ha ima ga shun desu 。
Strawberries are in season now.
イチゴは今が旬だよ。
ichigo ha ima ga shun da yo 。
Strawberries are in season at the moment.
８月下旬に彼らは繁殖のために長い旅に出発します。
８ gatsu gejun ni kare ra ha hanshoku no tame ni nagai tabi ni shuppatsu shi masu 。
In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.
７月の上旬は、海に行くのは早いかな？
７ gatsu no joujun ha 、 umi ni iku no ha hayai ka na ？
I wonder if the first week or so of July is too early to go to the beach.