Shun (しゅん)

Shun is read しゅん and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 瞬, 駿 and 旬. Two are masculine and one works for either gender. All of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

しゅ·ん (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Mostly masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names

Kanji spellings of Shun

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

  • 瞬
    しゅん
    CommonMasculine

    Instant

  • 駿
    しゅん
    CommonMasculine

    Swift horse

  • 旬
    しゅん
    CommonEither gender

    Season at its best

The kanji in Shun

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

  • 瞬instant1 spelling
  • 駿swift horse1 spelling
  • 旬season1 spelling

Shun with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Shun on our lists

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Questions about Shun

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

It depends on the spelling: 瞬 is masculine, 駿 is masculine and 旬 works for either gender.

What does Shun mean?

Shun is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 瞬 reads as "instant", 駿 reads as "swift horse" and 旬 reads as "season at its best". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Shun be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 瞬, 駿 and 旬. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Shun?

しゅん is 2 beats: しゅ · 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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