Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be wet (with tears), to be moist.
  2. to get dim, to become blurred, to get cloudy, to get muddy, to be bleared.
  3. to become tear-choked. Of one's voice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
潤む うるむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wet, be watered, profit by
ジュン うるお.う うる.む (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
intercalation, illegitimate throne
ジュン うるう (Kentei Pre-1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)