Word Meaning 憂さを晴らす

うさをはらす usaoharasu

憂さを晴らす is read as うさをはらす (usaoharasu) and means to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable.

Meaning

English

to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable

Reading

Kana

うさをはらす

Romaji

usaoharasu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 143366 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

憂心

ゆうしん

grieving heart

憂き名

うきな

bad reputation

見晴す

みはらす

to command a view

気を晴らす

きをはらす

to cheer (someone) up

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.