JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 潤: "wet, be watered, profit by"
The kanji 潤 means "wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュン in on'yomi and うるお.う, うるお.す, うる.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うるお.ううるお.すうる.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1644 of 2,501 |
Common words with 潤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 潤むto be wet (with tears); to be moist · to get dim; to become blurred; to get cloudy; to get muddy
- 潤うto become moist; to be moistened; to become damp; to get wet · to profit (from); to benefit; to become prosperous; to flourish
- 喉を潤すto appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
- 潤すto moisten; to wet · to profit; to enrich; to benefit
- 潤いmoisture; damp; wetness · richness; warmth; interest; taste
- 潤沢abundant; ample; plentiful; affluent · lustrous; glossy
- 潤滑油lubricating oil; lubricant; lube · person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
- 利潤profit; returns
- 潤滑lubrication; smoothness
- 浸潤infiltration (of a liquid); permeation · spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
- 豊潤abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
- 潤滑剤lubricant
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