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Japanese

旬じゅん

Kana じゅん Romaji jun

Common word

01

旬 じゅん · jun

Common word

01noun

ten-day period (in a month)

02noun

ten-year period (in one's age); decade

02

旬 しゅん · shun

Common word

01noun · no-adjective

season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for)

02no-adjective · na-adjective

in vogue; popular; hot; fresh

Examples

イチゴは今が旬です。

Strawberries are in season now.

Tatoeba #229059

イチゴは今が旬だよ。

Strawberries are in season at the moment.

Tatoeba #229063

今は松茸が旬でお安いですよ。

Matsutake mushrooms are in season now so they are cheap.

Tatoeba #172641

Source

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