憂
憂

melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

15 strokesFrequency 1,625JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ユウ

Kun

うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き

Nanori

ゆ

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Common Words

憂鬱ゆううつ幽鬱悒鬱Noun～な Adj.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.
憂い愁いうれい患いNounFreq #7508
1

Esp. 愁い

sorrow; grief; anguish; distress

Examples
憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
2

Esp. 憂い

anxiety; worry; trouble; affliction; fear; misgivings

杞憂きゆうNounFreq #11242
1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

Examples
元気な声がそのまま返ってくる。杞憂だったかな・・・。
Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...
憂いうい～い Adj.Freq #17392
1

Formal or literary term

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic; bitter

物憂いもの憂い懶いものうい～い Adj.Freq #22953
1

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

Examples
そして、どうすることも出来ない物憂さに、ふっとため息をつく。
And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
物憂げもの憂げものうげ～な Adj.Freq #25590
1

languorous; weary; listless

2

somber; sombre; gloomy; despondent

憂慮ゆうりょNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #25820
1

anxiety; concern; fear

一喜一憂いっきいちゆうNounIntransitive～する Verb四字熟語Freq #26625
1

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

Examples
彼は試合の結果に一喜一憂している。
He is now glad, now sad at the progress of the game.
憂さ晴らしうさばらしNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #30923
1

diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

憂える愁えるうれえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #33517
1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about

2

to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

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