Kanji details for 憂
憂
Common kanji
melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
KUN:
- うれ.えるure.eru
- うれ.いure.i
- う.いu.i
- う.きu.ki
ON:
- ユウyuu
Nanori:
- ゆyu
Example words(showing 1-10 of 59 results)
noun, na-adjective
•
depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
Other readings:
憂うつ【ゆううつ】
、憂欝【ゆううつ】
、悒鬱【ゆううつ】
、幽鬱【ゆううつ】
、幽欝【ゆううつ】
、悒欝【ゆううつ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about
2.
to lament, to grieve, to feel sorrow for
Other readings:
愁える【うれえる】
expression
•
now rejoicing, now worrying, swinging from joy to sorrow, glad and sad by turns, alternating hope and fear, unable to put one's mind at ease(yojijukugo)
noun
•
bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship
Other readings:
憂目【うきめ】[1]
、うき目【うきめ】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
•
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
noun
1.
sorrow, grief, anguish, distress
2.
trouble, affliction, anxiety, fear, misgivings
Other readings:
愁い【うれい】
、患い【うれい】
noun
1.
fleeting life, this transient world, floating world
2.
sad world, world of grief and worry(esp. 憂き世)
3.
the world of the living, this life, this world, the present world
4.
(the world of the) red light districts
All readings:
浮世【うきよ】
、浮世【ふせい】
、浮き世【うきよ】
、憂き世【うきよ】
、憂世【うきよ】