上じょう旬じゅん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

first third of a month; first ten days of a month

Refers roughly to days 1 through 10 of a month. Common in written and spoken scheduling expressions such as 4月上旬 and 来月上旬.

〈時じ〉上じょう旬じゅんにin the early part of (a month)
来らい月げつ上じょう旬じゅんに旅りょ行こうに行いく予よ定ていです。
I'm planning to go on a trip in the early part of next month.
〈時じ〉の上じょう旬じゅんthe early part of (a month)
会かい議ぎは4月がつの上じょう旬じゅんに開ひらかれる。
The meeting will be held in the early part of April.