閏年(うるうどし)

うるうどし
noun
leap year
time-general
1. leap year
A year containing 366 days, with an extra day added at the end of February. Occurs roughly every four years.
今年(ことし)は閏年(うるうどし)だ。
This year is a leap year.
閏年(うるうどし)には二月(にがつ)が二十九日(にじゅうくにち)まである。
In a leap year, February has up to the 29th.
閏年(うるうどし)に生(う)まれた人(ひと)は、誕生日(たんじょうび)を祝(いわ)う日(ひ)に迷(まよ)うことがあるそうだ。
People born in a leap year sometimes have trouble deciding which day to celebrate their birthday on.

Composed of 閏(うるう) (intercalary; extra) + 年(とし) (year). The day added in a leap year is 閏日(うるうび) (Feb 29).

Common collocations

Related words

  • 平年(へいねん): ordinary (non-leap) year
  • 閏秒(うるうびょう): leap second
  • 閏月(うるうづき): intercalary month (in the old lunar calendar)

Related Words

Related: 平年(へいねん) (ordinary (non-leap) year)
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Added 2026.5.13 13:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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