Kanji N1

潤: wet, be watered, profit by

潤 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning wet, be watered, profit by, written with 15 strokes. It is read ジュン (on) and うるおう, うるおす, うるむ (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 利潤 (りじゅん, profit) and 潤う (うるおう, to become moist).

潤

Meanings

  • wet
  • be watered
  • profit by
  • receive benefits
  • favor
  • charm
  • steep
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1644 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ジュン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • うるおう
  • うるおす
  • うるむ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 潤

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 利潤りじゅん

    profit; returns

    JLPT N1
  • 潤ううるおう

    to become moist; to be moistened; to become damp

    JLPT N1
  • 潤いうるおい

    moisture; damp; wetness

  • 潤滑油じゅんかつゆ

    lubricating oil; lubricant; lube

  • 潤色じゅんしょく

    rhetorical flourishes

  • 潤むうるむ

    to be wet (with tears); to be moist

  • 潤すうるおす

    to moisten; to wet

  • 潤沢じゅんたく

    abundant; ample; plentiful; affluent

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