月
wol
One waxing and waning of the moon makes a month
The picture A thin moon filling out to round and thinning again: one full turn. 月 is one filling and emptying of the moon; 日 is one rise and set of the sun.
Where the picture shows up in 月
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the day named for the moon
월요일에 회의가 있어요.
wo-ryo-i-re hoe-i-ga i-sseo-yo
There's a meeting on Monday.
The weekend ending and a finger landing again on the first box of the calendar row
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money at the end of one turn
월급은 이십오 일에 나와요.
wol-geu-beun i-si-bo i-re na-wa-yo
Salary comes in on the 25th.
The number in a bankbook stepping up once each time the moon completes its round
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the unit counting turns
계약은 육 개월이에요.
gye-ya-geun yuk gae-wo-ri-e-yo
The contract runs six months.
Six moons printed in a row with a line drawn at the end of them
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rent paid once per turn
월세는 언제 내요?
wol-se-neun eon-je nae-yo
When is the rent due?
An envelope passing into the landlord's hand each time the moon comes round full again
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the tail of the turn
월말에 다시 연락드릴게요.
wol-ma-re da-si yeol-lak-deu-ril-ge-yo
I'll get back to you at the end of the month.
A circle drawn around the last few days in the bottom row of a calendar
All of it in one picture
月 is one turn of the moon from thin to full and back. The weekday named for the moon is Monday, and the money handed over each time that turn ends is a salary. The unit counting how many turns is "months"; the money paid to a landlord once per turn is rent. The few days where the turn runs out is the end of the month.