Jun (じゅん)

Jun is read じゅん and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 絢 and 旬. One is feminine and one works for either gender.

Reading

じゅ·ん (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Depends on the spelling

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Jun

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 絢
    じゅん
    Feminine

    Brilliant

  • 旬
    じゅん
    Either gender

    Season

The kanji in Jun

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 絢brilliant1 spelling
  • 旬season1 spelling

Jun with common surnames

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Questions about Jun

Is Jun a boy's or a girl's name?

It depends on the spelling: 絢 is feminine and 旬 works for either gender.

What does Jun mean?

Jun is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 絢 reads as "brilliant" and 旬 reads as "season". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Jun be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 絢 and 旬. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Jun?

じゅん is 2 beats: じゅ · ん. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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