潤
wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep
Readings
On'yomi
- ジュン
Kun'yomi
- うるお.う
- うるお.す
- うる.む
Nanori
- めぐみ
Meaning
潤 centers on moisture bringing enrichment: being wet or steeped, and by extension receiving benefits, profit, or charm that flows from that moisture.
Most common words using 潤
20 of 42- 潤ううるおうN1
to become moist; to be moistened; to become damp; to get wet
- 潤滑じゅんかつ
lubrication; smoothness
- 潤いうるおいN1
moisture; damp; wetness
- 潤沢じゅんたく
abundant; ample; plentiful; affluent
- 潤すうるおす
to moisten; to wet
- 利潤りじゅんN1
profit; returns
- 浸潤しんじゅん
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation
- 湿潤しつじゅん
damp; moist; humid
- 潤むうるむN1
to be wet (with tears); to be moist
- 潤香うるか
fermented sweetfish entrails and roe
- 豊潤ほうじゅん
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
- 潤滑油じゅんかつゆ
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube
- 潤色じゅんしょく
rhetorical flourishes
- 一過性肺浸潤いっかせいはいしんじゅん
transient pulmonary infiltration
- 利潤最大化りじゅんさいだいか
profit maximization; profit maximisation
- 利潤率りじゅんりつ
rate of profit
- 利潤追求りじゅんついきゅう
pursuit of profits; profit-seeking
- 喉を潤すのどをうるおす
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
- 正常利潤せいじょうりじゅん
normal profit
- 浸潤性腫瘍しんじゅんせいしゅよう
invasive tumor; invasive tumour
Study
Etymology
潤 combines 氵 (water) with 閏, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of surplus or intercalation, suggesting water that enriches or moistens.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 flows into the intercalary month 閏, soaking the calendar and bringing extra benefits and charm.
Reading mnemonic
For ジュン, imagine a June rain that wets everything and brings profit to the crops: June -> ジュン.