旬

Meanings

decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)

ES: decamerón, periodo de 10 días

Common words

• 下旬げじゅんlast third of a month, 21st to the last day of a month
• 初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month
• 上旬じょうじゅんfirst third of a month, first ten days of a month
• 中旬ちゅうじゅんmiddle ten days of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

Example sentences

• 予定日は１月の中旬頃です。

  I'm expecting my baby in the middle of January.

  Voy a tener a mi bebé a mediados de enero.

  Tatoeba #79004(opens in a new tab)

• 彼は５月中旬に日本に戻れるでしょう。

  He will come back to Japan in the middle of May.

  Seguramente él volverá a Japón a mediados de mayo.

  Tatoeba #115084(opens in a new tab)

• 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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• ８月下旬に彼らは繁殖のために長い旅に出発します。

  In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.

  Tatoeba #234945(opens in a new tab)