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上旬

じょうじゅん

noun

Meanings

1first 10 days of month
2first third of a month
3first ten days of a month

Example sentence

７月の上旬は、海に行くのは早いかな？

I wonder if the first week or so of July is too early to go to the beach.

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Kanji in this word

上Above, Up3 strokes 旬Decameron, Ten-day Period, Season (for Specific Products)6 strokes

More words with 上

上昇じょうしょう · risingN1 史上しじょう · in history 値上げねあげ · price increase 事実上じじつじょう · as a matter of fact 海上かいじょう · (on the) sea 地上ちじょう ·

Full entry on Jisho

above ground

上がったりあがったり · doomed (business, trade, etc.)

売り上げうりあげ · amount sold

More words with 旬

下旬げじゅん · month (last third of)N2 中旬ちゅうじゅん · second third of a monthN2 初旬しょじゅん · first 10 days of the monthN2 旬しゅん · season (for fruit, seafood, etc.)旬じゅん · ten-day period (in a month)

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