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intercalary

HSK 10
Abstract →Time
rùn
ジュン
うるう
륜
Depicts a king (王) in a doorway (門), as part of a ceremony marking the beginning of the extra month sometimes inserted into the lunar calendar.
Components
王 king+ 門 gate =
閏 intercalary
王 Iconic component
wáng king
king, ruler
門 Iconic component
gate
Notes
Similar Characters
匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor噩 shocking徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)玲 exquisite玳 tortoise shell
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闰 / 閏 [rùn]
intercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
Japanese
閏 うるう 同音
nounadj-no usually kana embolism; intercalation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閏 うるい
Urui surname
閏 うるう
Uruu female given namesurname
閏 じゅん
Jun unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (3)
闰年 [rùn​nián] #50,645
leap year
闰月 [rùn​yuè] #45,243
intercalary month in the lunar calendar
敖闰 [Aó​rùn]
Dragon King of the West Sea, Ao Run, also Ao Ji (敖吉)
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 閏年 [うるうどし] #103,642
leap year
閏月 [うるうづき] #147,075
intercalary month (lunar calendar)
閏日 [うるうび] #207,364
leap day
正閏 [せいじゅん] #246,297
normal and leap (years)
閏秒 [うるうびょう] #253,980
leap second
KOREAN WORDS (1)
윤년
leap year