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幽
幽
9 strokes
Frequency: 1996
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

seclude
confine to a room
deep
profound
secluded
faint
dark
tranquil
calm

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ユウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふか.い
かす.か
くら.い
しろ.い

Common Words

かすか
微か
幽か
～な Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #3386
1

faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy

Examples
すぐそばでかすかな音がした。
I heard a faint sound nearby.
2

poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty

幽霊
ゆうれい
Noun
Freq #3531
1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

Examples
その家には幽霊が出るといわれる。
The house is said to be haunted.
憂鬱
ゆううつ
幽鬱
悒鬱
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #6837
1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

Examples
雨が降ると彼女は憂鬱になる。
When it rains, she feels blue.
幽閉
ゆうへい
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14228
1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

幽鬼
ゆうき
Noun
Freq #24117
1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

幽霊船
ゆうれいせん
Noun
Freq #39537
1

ghost ship; phantom ship

幽霊部員
ゆうれいぶいん
Noun
Freq #46235
1

Jocular, humorous term

member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities

幽霊屋敷
ゆうれいやしき
Noun
Freq #46676
1

haunted house

Examples
私は、幽霊屋敷に行った。
I went to a haunted house.
幽玄
ゆうげん
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #47820
1

mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen

幽体離脱
ゆうたいりだつ
Noun
Freq #50443
1

out-of-body experience

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