憂 – melancholy, grieve, lament

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1625 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 憂 means melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユウ (yuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き (ureeru, urei, ui, uki). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユウ	yuu
Kun’yomi	うれ.える	ureeru
Kun’yomi	うれ.い	urei
Kun’yomi	う.い	ui
Kun’yomi	う.き	uki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 一・自・心・冖・夂・白.

Words using 憂

憂鬱ゆううつdepression

Example sentences

雨が降ると彼女は憂鬱になる。

When it rains, she feels blue.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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