潤い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潤
うるお Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Nominative form of 潤(うるお)う (uruou)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うるおい [ùrúóí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うるお​い [ùrúóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝo̞i]

Noun

潤(うるお)い • (uruoi) 

1. moisture, damp, wetness

   肌(はだ)に潤(うるお)いがある

   hada ni uruoi ga aru

   there are moisture on the skin

2. richness, warmth
3. blessing, grace