音読み: ジュン
訓読み: うるおう・うるおす・うるむ
画数: 15
部首: さんずい（氵）
Meaning
Moist / Enrich / Abundant
Conjugation
Tap for 潤う (be nourished)
Tap for 潤す (moisten)
- 潤う — to become moist; to receive benefit
- 潤す — to enrich; to moisten
- 潤む — to grow misty (especially the eyes)
- 潤沢 — abundant; ample
- 利潤 — profit; gain
- 潤滑油 — lubrication oil
This kanji is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical on the left and the phonetic element 閏 on the right. It expresses the idea of water filling, supplying, or bringing something back to life. From “moist” it extends to meanings like “enrich,” “profit,” or “abundance.”