# 旬 — ten-day period; in season

旬 means “ten-day period; in season”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ジュン (jun), シュン (shun). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 旬 (jun, “ten-day period”).

- Meaning: ten-day period; in season
- On'yomi: ジュン (jun), シュン (shun)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 1

## How to remember 旬

Parts: 勹 wrap · 日 sun; day

## Words with 旬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 旬 | じゅん (jun) | ten-day period |

## Don't confuse it with

[易](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/easy/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[紀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/era/) · [既](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/already/) · [滞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stagnate/) · [暫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/for-a-while/) · [旬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ten-day-period/) · [即](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/instant/) · [瞬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blink/)

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