愁 – distress, grieve, lament

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2171 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 愁 means distress, grieve, lament, be anxious. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュウ (shuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うれ.える、うれ.い (ureeru, urei). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュウ	shuu
Kun’yomi	うれ.える	ureeru
Kun’yomi	うれ.い	urei

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: 火・禾・心.

Words using 愁

郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia

Example sentences

管弦楽団は郷愁に満ちた音楽を演奏し始めた。

The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.

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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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