Word Meaning 憂鬱

ゆううつ yuuutsu

憂鬱 is read as ゆううつ (yuuutsu) and means depression.

Meaning

English

depression
melancholy
dejection
gloom
despondency

Reading

Kana

ゆううつ

Romaji

yuuutsu

Writing Variants

幽欝ゆううつ yuuutsu
幽鬱ゆううつ yuuutsu
憂うつ ゆううつ yuuutsu
憂欝ゆううつ yuuutsu
悒欝ゆううつ yuuutsu
悒鬱ゆううつ yuuutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Related Words 気鬱,萎える,重い,気分,参る,萎れる Rank 23724 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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憂鬱質

ゆううつしつ

susceptibility to depression

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

彼女は憂鬱な気分だ。

かのじょはゆううつなきぶんだ。

She is in a melancholy mood.

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