下げ旬じゅん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

last third of a month; 21st to the last day

Refers to the period from the 21st to the end of the month. Often used in scheduling, deadlines, and formal contexts. Compare with 上旬 (first 10 days) and 中旬 (middle 10 days).

Usage patterns

〈時とき〉下げ旬じゅんにin the last third of (a month)
5月がつ下げ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 travel in late May.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
旬decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)

Opposites

上じょう旬じゅんN3
上旬 refers to the first ten days of a month, the opposite end from 下旬, which covers the last third.
初しょ旬じゅんN3
初旬 refers to the first ten days of a month, while 下旬 refers to the last part of the month, making them opposite ends of the same calendar division.
中ちゅう旬じゅんN3
下旬 refers to the last part of a month (21st onward), whereas 中旬 refers to the middle ten days (11th–20th).

Don't confuse with

中ちゅう旬じゅんN3
中旬 means the middle ten days (11th–20th) of a month, and learners often mix it up with 下旬, which covers the final period (21st to month's end).

Etymology

Compound of 下 (lower, latter) and 旬 (ten-day period). The character 旬 originally referred to a 10-day cycle in the traditional calendar, and 下旬 came to mean the last such period of a month.