Word Meaning 憂い
うれい
urei
憂い is read as うれい (urei) and means sorrow.
Meaning
English
- sorrow
- grief
- anguish
- distress
- anxiety
- worry
- trouble
- affliction
Reading
Kana
うれい
Romaji
urei
Writing Variants
- 患い うれい urei
- 愁い うれい urei
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12先憂後楽
せんゆうこうらく
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
Example Sentences
5彼は憂いに満ちた顔をしている。
かれはうれいにみちたかおをしている。
He has a face full of sorrow.
備えあれば憂いなし。
そなえあればうれいなし。
If you are prepared, there are no worries.
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.
備えあれば憂いなし。
Forewarned is forearmed.
来る途中、お店に寄って食材を買って来たんです。備えあれば憂いなし、です。
On the way we dropped in at the shops and bought foodstuffs. They say well prepared means no worries.
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