Word Meaning 憂さ

うさ usa

憂さ is read as うさ (usa) and means gloom.

Meaning

English

gloom
melancholy

Reading

Kana

うさ

Romaji

usa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 24542 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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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

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

憂事

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

憂心

ゆうしん

grieving heart

憂鬱

ゆううつ

depression

Example Sentences

旅に出て憂さを晴らす。

たびにでてうさをはらす。

Go on a trip to dispel one's gloom.

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.

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