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潤う[うるおう] (uruou)

to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #24139 most frequent

Meaning

潤う (うるおう, uruou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to profit by, to be watered, to receive benefits, to favor, to charm, t”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

冷つめたい水みずを飲のんで喉のどが潤うるおった

I drank cold water to quench my thirst.

新領土は王化に潤う

The new territory prospers under the benign rule of the Emperor.

この雨で田畑が潤う

This rain is welcome to the fields.

鯨一匹捕れば七浜潤う

A single whale will enrich seven villages.

Conjugation table

潤う (うるおう) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary潤う うるおうuruou
Negative潤わない うるおわないuruowanai
Past潤った うるおったuruotta
Past negative潤わなかった うるおわなかったuruowanakatta
Polite (ます)潤います うるおいますuruoimasu
Polite negative潤いません うるおいませんuruoimasen
Polite past潤いました うるおいましたuruoimashita
Polite past negative潤いませんでした うるおいませんでしたuruoimasendeshita
Te-form潤って うるおってuruotte
Conditional (ば)潤えば うるおえばuruoeba
Conditional (たら)潤ったら うるおったらuruottara
Potential潤える うるおえるuruoeru
Passive潤われる うるおわれるuruowareru
Causative潤わせる うるおわせるuruowaseru
Causative-passive潤わせられる うるおわせられるuruowaserareru
Volitional潤おう うるおおうuruoou
Volitional polite潤いましょう うるおいましょうuruoimashou
Imperative潤え うるおえuruoe
Desire (たい)潤いたい うるおいたいuruoitai

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