閏年

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See also: 闰年

Chinese

intercalary year
trad. (閏年) 閏 年
simp. (闰年) 闰 年

Pronunciation

Noun

閏年

  1. leap year

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (閏年):
  • → Japanese: 閏年(じゅんねん) (junnen)
  • → Korean: 윤년(閏年) (yunnyeon)
  • → Vietnamese: năm nhuận (calque)

    • Japanese

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    閏 年
    じゅん
    Jinmeiyō     		ねん
    Grade: 1
    on'yomi

    Sinitic 閏年

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    閏(じゅん)年(ねん) • (junnen) 

    1. a leap year

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    閏 年
    うるう
    Jinmeiyō     		とし > どし
    Grade: 1
    kun'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 閏年 – see the following entry.
    【うるうどし】
    (solar calendar) a leap year, a year with 366 days
    (lunisolar calendar) a year with 13 lunar months
    Alternative spelling
    うるう年
    (This term, 閏年, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    閏年

    Noun

    閏年 • (yunnyeon) (hangeul 윤년)

    1. hanja form? of 윤년 (“leap year”)
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