Japanese symbol for “embolism”
閏
うるう
Romaji: uruu
embolism; intercalation
In Japanese, embolism is 閏, read うるう (uruu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n embolism; intercalation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embolism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塞栓症 | そくせんしょう sokusenshou | embolism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閏年 | うるうどし uruudoshi | leap year |
| 閏月 | うるうづき uruuzuki | intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month |
| 正閏 | せいじゅん seijun | normal and leap (years) |
| 閏秒 | うるうびょう uruubyou | leap second |
| 閏日 | うるうび uruubi | leap day |
See also: Chinese symbol for “embolism”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.