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潤む

うるむ

N2fill with moisture · well up

Examples

別れの言葉を聞いて、彼女の目が涙で潤んだ。

朝露に潤む草が、光を受けて輝いていた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 潤む is read うるむ and is an intransitive verb describing eyes or something else becoming moist.
  • Basic usage: In 別れの言葉を聞いて、彼女の目が涙で潤んだ。, her eyes fill with tears on hearing the farewell.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • The past-tense form
    • 潤んだ is the past tense of 潤む, with final changing to んだ. 目が marks the eyes as the subject becoming moist.

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