Question

旬 decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products 1 1162 6 72 ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん 象形 Pictographic Hesig should be BOUND for a DAY (or maybe 10 days - a decameron) for calling this Kanji DECAMERON. See martyrdom (#809). 71

Accepted Answer

ジュン、シュン 下旬(げじゅん): month (last third of)中旬(ちゅうじゅん): middle of a month; second third of a month上旬(じょうじゅん): first 10 days of month初旬(しょじゅん): first 10 days of the month S 勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 日 4 (none) decameron If you bind up ten days, you get a decameron.

Kanji	旬
Onyomi	ジュン、シュン
English	decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products
Examples	下旬(げじゅん): month (last third of) 中旬(ちゅうじゅん): middle of a month; second third of a month 上旬(じょうじゅん): first 10 days of month 初旬(しょじゅん): first 10 days of the month
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1162
Components	勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Number of Strokes	6
Kanji Radical	日
Radical Number	72
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	decameron
Koohii Story 1	Hesig should be BOUND for a DAY (or maybe 10 days - a decameron) for calling this Kanji DECAMERON. See martyrdom (#809).
Koohii Story 2	If you bind up ten days, you get a decameron.
RTK Index (new)	71

Month Days Wrapping Decameron 旬 ジュン、シュン 10day Period

Month Days Wrapping Decameron 旬ジュン、シュン 10day Period