Word Meaning 憂える (Ureeru): to Lament, to Grieve

Meaning

English

to lament
to grieve
to feel sorrow for
to worry about
to be anxious about
to be concerned about

Reading

Kana

うれえる

Romaji

ureeru

Writing Variants

愁える うれえる ureeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 喜ぶ Rank 8085 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

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

憂鬱

ゆううつ

depression

一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between happiness and anxiety

内憂外患

ないゆうがいかん

troubles both at home and abroad

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)

杞憂

きゆう

needless fear

Example Sentences

1

国の将来を憂える。

くにのしょうらいをうれえる。

Worry about the future of the country.