Japanese Conversation · Level 112
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Japanese word
上旬
Pronunciation
Romajijōjun
Meaning
- nounfirst ten days of the month
Example
荷物は上旬に届きます。ni motsu wa jō jun ni todo ki ma su
The package will arrive in the first ten days of the month.
More examples
来月の上旬に、健康診断を受けます。rai getsu no jō jun ni ken kō shin dan o u ke ma su
I will have a health checkup in the first ten days of next month.
Core concept
Marks the first ten-day period at the start of a month.
Common phrases
月の上旬tsuki no jō jun
the first ten days of the month
上旬にjō jun ni
in the first ten days of the month
Similar words
初旬shojun: A formal term for the first ten days of a month.
Definition in Japanese
月の初めの十日間の期間。tsuki no haji me no tō ka kan no ki kan
Word origin
上旬 (jōjun) combines 上 (jō, "upper") and 旬 (jun, "a ten-day period"), so it denotes the upper, or first, part of a month.
Usage tips
- Japanese calendars divide each month into 上旬 (jōjun), 中旬 (chūjun), and 下旬 (gejun), each covering about ten days.
Other meanings
- beginning of the monthnoun
Opposites
- 下旬gejunlast ten days of the monthnoun