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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1644 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep

Kunyomi: うるお.う, うるお.す, うる.む

Onyomi: ジュン

Composition: 氵 閏

潤

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

潤滑油 (ジュンカツユ) lubricating oil, lubricant, lube, person or thing that makes things run smoothly, facilitator

潤色 (ジュンショク) rhetorical flourishes

豊潤 (ホウジュン) abundant, rich, ripe, mellow

芳醇 (ホウジュン) mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol), rich, full-bodied, superior

Kunyomi Examples

潤う (うるおう) to become moist, to be moistened, to become damp, to get wet, to profit (from), to benefit, to become prosperous, to flourish, to be made rich, to be refreshed (of one's mind), to be enriched (of one's heart)

潤す (うるおす) to moisten, to wet, to profit, to enrich, to benefit

潤む (うるむ) to be wet (with tears), to be moist, to get dim, to become blurred, to get cloudy, to get muddy, to be bleared, to become tear-choked

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