しゅん^１【旬】 the height of the season; the best time of year for cherries ¶旬の野菜　 vegetables in season; in-season vegetables ‖カキは今が旬だ.　 This is the best time of year for oysters. | Oysters are at their best now. /タケノコは毎年今ごろ旬になる.　 Bamboo sprouts come into season at this time of year. /今日ではスイカは一年中店頭に並ぶので初夏に旬を味わう楽しみがなくなった.　 These days, stores stock watermelons year-round, so we no longer get to savor their coming into season.