ジュン, シュン

decameron, 10-day period, season (for specific products)

JLPT1 G7 S6 F1162

An abbreviated form# of (arrange in a circle) + sun/day → one *cycle of ten days* (according to a traditional calendar). *The season when foods taste their best* is by extension from the minor meaning of "pervade" (← time when fish, fruits and vegetables are to be found all over/at their peak).

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