What does kanji 憂 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 憂 is melancholy.

How is kanji 憂 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 憂 are うれ.える, うれ.い, う.い, う.き; the onyomi readings are ユウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 憂?

The main radical for kanji 憂 is 心.

What words use kanji 憂?

Example words that use kanji 憂 include 憂国, 憂慮, 憂さ, 憂い.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

憂

Meaning

Kanji 憂

melancholy

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き
Onyomi 音読み: ユウ
Nanori 名乗り: ゆ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1625
Strokes: 15
Radical: 心
Components: 一 • 冖 • 夂 • 心 • 白 • 自
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 㥑

Related vocabulary

Showing 29 common entries

Showing 29 of 59 entries that include this kanji.

憂国

ゆうこく

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

憂慮

ゆうりょ

anxiety

憂さ

うさ

gloom

憂い

うい

unhappy

憂いを帯びた顔

うれいをおびたかお

sorrowful look

憂い事

うれいごと

bitter experience

憂い悩む

うれいなやむ

to be grievously troubled

憂き

うき

unhappy

憂き身をやつす

うきみをやつす

to be absorbed in

憂き名

うきな

bad reputation

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

憂さを晴らす

うさをはらす

to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

国の将来を憂える。

Worry about the future of the country.

彼は憂いに満ちた顔をしている。

He has a face full of sorrow.

備えあれば憂いなし。

If you are prepared, there are no worries.

彼女は憂鬱な気分だ。

She is in a melancholy mood.

結果に一喜一憂してはいけない。

Don't swing between joy and sorrow over the results.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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