jun

J8U1N1
/dʒʌn/

noun

A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

OriginKorean 전(錢) →
Very commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

jun1

nounjun (plural jun)

alternative jeon · alternative chon

  1. A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

Jun2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of June.

Jun3

proper noun

alternative Jhun

  1. PhilippinesA diminutive of the male given name Junior

Jun4

noun
  1. abbreviationrhythmic gymnasticsAbbreviation of juniors.

JUN5

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jun (“June”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
commanderyprefecture

Origin

jun · noun

  1. Korean전(錢)
  2. Korean전(錢)
  3. Englishjun

Borrowed from Korean 전(錢) (jeon).

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Jun · proper noun

Clipping of Junior.

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Translations

Afrikaans Jun.
  • Jun.abbreviation of June
Basque eka.
  • eka.abbreviation of June
Chinese Mandarin 錢 /钱
  • 錢 /钱 (qián)subunit of currency in both Koreas
Czech čchon, čvn
  • čchonsubunit of currency in both Koreas
  • čvnabbreviation of June
Danish jun.
  • jun.abbreviation of June
Dutch jun
  • junabbreviation of June
Finnish kesä, kesäk.
  • kesäabbreviation of June
  • kesäk.abbreviation of June
German Jun.
  • Jun.abbreviation of June
Greek Ιούν, Ιουν
  • Ιούν (Ioún)abbreviation of June
  • Ιουν (Ioun)abbreviation of June
Hungarian jún.
  • jún.abbreviation of June
Icelandic jún.
  • jún.abbreviation of June
Indonesian Jun
  • Junabbreviation of June
Italian giu., giu
  • giu.abbreviation of June
  • giuabbreviation of June
Japanese チョン
  • チョン (chon)subunit of currency in both Koreas
Korean 전
  • 전 (jeon)subunit of currency in both Koreas
Latvian jūn.
  • jūn.abbreviation of June
Lithuanian birž.
  • birž.abbreviation of June
Polish czon, dzon
  • czonsubunit of currency in both Koreas
  • dzonsubunit of currency in both Koreas
  • czeabbreviation of June
Portuguese jun.
  • jun.abbreviation of June
Romanian iun.
  • iun.abbreviation of June
Russian чон, июн.
  • чон (čon)subunit of currency in both Koreas
  • июн. (ijun.)abbreviation of June
Scottish Gaelic Ògmh
  • Ògmhabbreviation of June
Spanish jun., jun
  • jun.abbreviation of June
  • junabbreviation of June
Swahili Jun
  • Junabbreviation of June
Swedish jun., jun
  • jun.abbreviation of June
  • junabbreviation of June
Tagalog Hun.
  • Hun.abbreviation of June
Thai มิ.ย.
  • มิ.ย. (mí)abbreviation of June
Turkish Haz
  • Hazabbreviation of June
Ukrainian чер.
  • чер. (čer.)abbreviation of June
Welsh Meh
  • Mehabbreviation of June

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

UJN
Cite this entry
APA

jun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jun

MLA

“jun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jun.

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