Kanji

憂

憂

melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ユウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うれえる, うれい, うい, うき

Common Readings

ユウ, う…い, うれ…い, うれ…える

Example sentences

憂鬱 ゆううつ
試験の結果が心配で、憂鬱な気分だ。

I feel depressed because I'm worried about the test results.

憂い うれい
彼は憂いに沈んだ表情で窓の外を眺めていた。

He was looking out the window with an expression sunk in sorrow.

杞憂 きゆう
その心配は、結局杞憂に終わった。

That concern ended up being a groundless fear.

物憂げ ものうげ
彼女は窓辺で物憂げに雨を見ていた。

She gazed at the rain by the window with a melancholy air.

一喜一憂 いっきいちゆう
試合の展開に一喜一憂するのは、ファンの楽しみの一つだ。

Alternating between joy and sorrow depending on the development of the game is one of the joys of being a fan.

一笑一嚬 いっしょういっぴん
彼女の一笑一嚬に、周囲の人々は一喜一憂した。

The people around her were swinging between joy and anxiety at her every smile and frown.

憂慮 ゆうりょ
政府は事態の悪化を深く憂慮している

The government is deeply concerned about the worsening of the situation.

憂き目 うきめ
彼は事業に失敗し、借金取りに追われるという憂き目にあった。

He failed in his business and suffered the misery of being chased by debt collectors.

薏苡明珠 よくいめいしゅ
無実の罪で薏苡明珠の憂き目を見た

He suffered the misfortune of being falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit.

Example Vocabulary

憂鬱

ゆううつ

melancholy; depression; gloom

憂い

うれい

sorrow; distress; anxiety

杞憂

きゆう

groundless fear; unnecessary worry

憂い

うれい

sorrow; distress; anxiety

物憂い

ものうい

物憂げ

ものうげ

melancholy-looking; languid; seeming downhearted

一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between joy and sorrow; being swinged by circumstances

憂慮

ゆうりょ

deep concern; anxiety; apprehension

憂さ晴らし

うさばらし

憂き目

うきめ

bitter experience; misery; hardship; distress

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