Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 潤む(うるむ) in Japanese

潤む
Kana Reading
うるむ
Romaji
urumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be wet; to be moist
    Example sentence
    彼女は目をうるませて、そこにじっとすわっていた。 She sat there silently with tears in her eyes.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to get dim; to become blurred; to get cloudy; to get muddy; to be bleared
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to become tear-choked

Examples of 潤む, うるむ in a sentence

  • 彼女は目をうるませて、そこにじっとすわっていた。

    She sat there silently with tears in her eyes.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
潤む
Plain Polite
潤みます
Negative
潤まない
Negative Polite
潤みません

Past

Plain
潤んだ
Plain Polite
潤みました
Negative
潤まなかった
Negative Polite
潤みませんでした

Te

Plain
潤んで
Plain Polite
潤みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
潤まれる
Plain Polite
潤まれます
Negative
潤まれない
Negative Polite
潤まれません
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Kanji in this word

潤 JLPT 1

15 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ジュン

Kun'Yomi: うるお.う, うるお.す, うる.む

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