| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance, premiere
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初対面 【しょたいめん】 first meeting, first interview with
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1162 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旬 【ジュン】 ten-day period (in a month), ten-year period (in one's age), decade
- 旬報 【ジュンポウ】 ten-day report
- 初旬 【ショジュン】 first 10 days of the month
- 一旬 【イチジュン】 ten days
- 旬 【シュン】 season (for fruit, seafood, etc.), best time of the year (for), in vogue, popular, hot, fresh
- 旬の魚 【シュンノサカナ】 fish in season
- 最旬 【サイシュン】 hottest (e.g. fashion), freshest, in vogue
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- decamerón
- periodo de 10 días
Portuguese
- decameron
- 10 dias
- estação (para produtos específicos
French
- décade
- saison (fruits, poisson, ...)
| 1373 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 937 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 747 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1404 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 338 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 965 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3698 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1891 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 67 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13746 | Morohashi |
| 2978 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2415 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 67 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 71 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1078 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2552 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65ec | Unicode hex code |