- 1. [n, adj-no] season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for)
- 2. [adj-no, adj-na] in vogue; popular; hot; fresh
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | しゅんな | (shunna) |
| Non-past, plain | しゅんだ | (shunda) |
| Non-past, polite | しゅんです | (shundesu) |
| Past, plain | しゅんだった | (shundatta) |
| Past, polite | しゅんでした | (shundeshita) |
| Negative, plain | しゅんじゃない | (shunjanai) |
| Negative, polite | しゅんじゃないです | (shunjanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しゅんじゃなかった | (shunjanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しゅんじゃなかったです | (shunjanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しゅんで | (shunde) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しゅんなら | (shunnara) |
Kanji in this word
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旬
decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)On: ジュン (jun)、 シュン (shun)
Example Sentences
イチゴは今が旬です。
Strawberries are in season now.