憂 — kanji meaning “melancholy”
憂
melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
- Meanings
- melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き
- Name readings
- ゆ
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1625 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- yōu — Chinese character page
Words with 憂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一喜一憂 | いっきいちゆう ikkiichiyuu | alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns |
| 憂い | うれい urei | sorrow; grief; anguish |
| 憂慮 | ゆうりょ yuuryo | anxiety; concern; fear |
| 憂き目 | うきめ ukime | bitter experience; misery; distress |
| 憂国 | ゆうこく yuukoku | patriotic concern for the future of one's country |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ yuuutsu | depression; melancholy; dejection |
| 杞憂 | きゆう kiyuu | needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry |
| 憂える | うれえる ureeru | to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about |
| 憂い | うい ui | unhappy; sad; miserable |
| 憂さ | うさ usa | gloom; sadness; melancholy |
| 憂う | うれう ureu | to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about |
| 憂え | うれえ uree | lamentation |
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