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decameron

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Time
xún
ジュン、シュン
순
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 云 represents the sound.
Components
云 utter+ 日 day =
旬 decameron
云 Phonetic component
yún utter
(classical) to say
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日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
旬 [xún]
ten days; ten years; full period
Japanese
旬 じゅん 同音

noun

  1. ten-day period (in a month)
  2. ten-year period (in one's age); decade
旬 しゅん 同音
  1. nounadj-no season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for)
  2. adj-noadj-na in vogue; popular; hot; fresh
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
イチゴは今が旬です。
Strawberries are in season now.
Japanese Names
旬 しゅん
Shun unclassified name
旬 しゅんじ
Shunji unclassified name
旬 じゅん
Jun female given name
旬 とき
Toki given name
旬 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (34)
中旬 [zhōng​xún] #26,582
middle third of a month
下旬 [xià​xún] #44,878
last third of the month
上旬 [shàng​xún] #10,072
first third of a month
旬日 [xún​rì] #52,079
(literary) ten days
旬阳县 [Xún​yáng​Xiàn] #58,433
Xunyang County in Ankang 安康[An​kāng], Shaanxi
旬阳县 [Xún​yáng​Xiàn] #58,433
Xunyang County in Ankang 安康[An​kāng], Shaanxi
旬邑县 [Xún​yì​Xiàn] #62,162
Xunyi County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián​yáng], Shaanxi
旬邑县 [Xún​yì​Xiàn] #62,162
Xunyi County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián​yáng], Shaanxi
旬阳 [Xún​yáng] #62,636
Xunyang County in Ankang 安康[An​kāng], Shaanxi
旬阳 [Xún​yáng] #62,636
Xunyang County in Ankang 安康[An​kāng], Shaanxi
24 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 下旬 [げじゅん] #20,575
last third of a month
⭐ 中旬 [ちゅうじゅん] #23,434
middle ten days of a month
⭐ 上旬 [じょうじゅん] #31,434
first third of a month
⭐ 初旬 [しょじゅん] #41,110
first 10 days of the month
波旬 [はじゅん] #94,012
killer demon
旬日 [じゅんじつ] #102,012
ten-day period
四旬節 [しじゅんせつ] #121,089
Lent
旬の魚 [しゅんのさかな] #132,703
fish in season
一旬 [いちじゅん] #178,588
ten days
旬報 [じゅんぽう] #192,369
ten-day report
8 more items
KOREAN WORDS (4)
상순
first ten days of a month; beginning of a month
중순
being mid
초순
the first ten days of a month
하순
end of month; latter part of month