Word Meaning 憂い顔

うれいがお ureigao

憂い顔 is read as うれいがお (ureigao) and means sad face.

Meaning

English

sad face
sorrowful face
anxious look
sad countenance

Reading

Kana

うれいがお

Romaji

ureigao

Writing Variants

愁い顔 うれいがお ureigao

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135325 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

憂いを帯びた顔

うれいをおびたかお

sorrowful look

憂える

うれえる

to lament

憂き目

うきめ

bitter experience

憂国

ゆうこく

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

憂い

うれい

sorrow

憂慮

ゆうりょ

anxiety

憂さ

うさ

gloom

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

憂い事

うれいごと

bitter experience

憂国慨世

ゆうこくがいせい

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

憂世

ゆうせい

worrying about world conditions

憂思

ゆうし

grieving

Example Sentences

彼女は憂い顔で外を眺めている。

かのじょはうれいがおでそとをながめている。

She is looking outside with a sorrowful expression.