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旬 means 'season'
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シュン ジュン
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If you always think of a month as having 4 weeks, it'll blow your mind to conceive of it as having 3 parts. Learn how 旬 came to represent not only "10-day period" but also "season (for crab, strawberries, etc.)." See how restaurants use 旬 in coinages to convey that they're serving seasonal foods. Also learn about an innovative collaboration between a chef and a drug company!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 旬 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 旬 is used 19 times, read 2 ways.
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ジュン
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month(click the word for examples and links)
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シュン
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. season (e.g. fruit, fish)2. in vogue; popular; fresh; up to date
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