中 旬(ちゅうじゅん)

ちゅうじゅん

noun

middle of the month

1. middle of the month, mid-month

The middle ten days of a month, roughly the 11th through 20th. One of the three standard divisions of a month in Japanese.

3月(がつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん)に届(とど)く予定(よてい)です。

It's expected to arrive in mid-March.

桜(さくら)は4月(がつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん)に満開(まんかい)になる。

The cherry blossoms reach full bloom around mid-April.

来月(らいげつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん)までに報告書(ほうこくしょ)を提出(ていしゅつ)してください。

Please submit the report by the middle of next month.

Japanese divides each month into three ten-day periods:

上旬(じょうじゅん) (first ten days, roughly 1st-10th)
中旬(ちゅうじゅん) (middle ten days, roughly 11th-20th)
下旬(げじゅん) (last ten days, roughly 21st-end)

Common patterns

～月(がつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん) (mid-[month])
中旬(ちゅうじゅん)ごろ (around mid-month)
中旬(ちゅうじゅん)から下旬(げじゅん)にかけて (from mid to late month)

This system is commonly used in weather forecasts, delivery estimates, event planning, and seasonal descriptions.

Related Words

Related: 初旬(しょじゅん) (first ten days)

Related: 下旬(げじゅん) (late month)

Related: 上旬(じょうじゅん) (early month)

Related: 半(なか)ば (mid-month (everyday equivalent))

Compare: 月(つき)半(なか)ば (middle of the month)

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Added 2026.2.16 7:39 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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